Talk:906: Advertising Discovery - Revision history

Pipipipipiale: -94.-98.63.60

2023-10-13T14:34:40Z

-94.-98.63.60

Nitpicking: Wikipedia conditioned me

2021-09-12T03:00:50Z

Wikipedia conditioned me

Quillathe Siannodel at 19:51, 19 May 2021

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Beanie at 10:49, 4 May 2021

2021-05-04T10:49:52Z

162.158.63.60 at 00:35, 5 March 2021

2021-03-05T00:35:16Z

Dontknow at 04:19, 13 April 2017

2017-04-13T04:19:33Z

Caeleste Alarum at 00:38, 20 May 2015

2015-05-20T00:38:12Z

Cflare at 21:47, 18 August 2014

2014-08-18T21:47:03Z

120.145.27.228: Another Wikipedia joke

2013-10-13T17:23:19Z

Another Wikipedia joke

Davidy22: That was a reply to me, right?

2013-04-24T02:38:57Z

That was a reply to me, right?

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 :vice versa, the Wikipedia geeks all get a heart attack when reading What if? (or Explain Xkcd) for the first time. [[User:Dontknow|Dontknow]] ([[User talk:Dontknow|talk]]) 04:19, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
-<strong><em>THE FOOTNOTES AREN'T IN A VALID ORDER IF THE BIT SHOWN IN THE COMIC IS THE ONLY PART OF THE AD!</em></strong> <small>sorry, just needed to vent that annoyance.</small>
+<strong><em>THE FOOTNOTES AREN'T IN A VALID ORDER IF THE BIT SHOWN IN THE COMIC IS THE ONLY PART OF THE AD!</em></strong> <small>sorry, just needed to vent that annoyance.</small> {{unsigned ip|162.158.63.60}}
 :To poster of above comment: If I wanted to know who made this edit, I wouldn't be able to. Please use <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to sign your posts or, if you have done so, edit your signature to link to your userpage. Sorry if I'm coming across as harsh, but I want to look at a comment and see who made it. Sincerely, [[User talk:Quillathe Siannodel|<sup>{)|(}</sup>]][[User:Quillathe_Siannodel|Quill]][[Special:Contributions/Quillathe_Siannodel|<sub>{)|(}</sub>]] 19:51, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
 As a Wikipedia editor, I found myself constantly trying to click on the pseudo-markup, or floating the mouse over it to see what it was referencing. [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 03:00, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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	:To poster of above comment: If I wanted to know who made this edit, I wouldn't be able to. Please use <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to sign your posts or, if you have done so, edit your signature to link to your userpage. Sorry if I'm coming across as harsh, but I want to look at a comment and see who made it. Sincerely, [[User talk:Quillathe Siannodel\|<sup>{)\|(}</sup>]][[User:Quillathe_Siannodel\|Quill]][[Special:Contributions/Quillathe_Siannodel\|<sub>{)\|(}</sub>]] 19:51, 19 May 2021 (UTC)		:To poster of above comment: If I wanted to know who made this edit, I wouldn't be able to. Please use <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to sign your posts or, if you have done so, edit your signature to link to your userpage. Sorry if I'm coming across as harsh, but I want to look at a comment and see who made it. Sincerely, [[User talk:Quillathe Siannodel\|<sup>{)\|(}</sup>]][[User:Quillathe_Siannodel\|Quill]][[Special:Contributions/Quillathe_Siannodel\|<sub>{)\|(}</sub>]] 19:51, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
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		+	As a Wikipedia editor, I found myself constantly trying to click on the pseudo-markup, or floating the mouse over it to see what it was referencing. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 03:00, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

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	<strong><em>THE FOOTNOTES AREN'T IN A VALID ORDER IF THE BIT SHOWN IN THE COMIC IS THE ONLY PART OF THE AD!</em></strong> <small>sorry, just needed to vent that annoyance.</small>		<strong><em>THE FOOTNOTES AREN'T IN A VALID ORDER IF THE BIT SHOWN IN THE COMIC IS THE ONLY PART OF THE AD!</em></strong> <small>sorry, just needed to vent that annoyance.</small>
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		+	:To poster of above comment: If I wanted to know who made this edit, I wouldn't be able to. Please use <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to sign your posts or, if you have done so, edit your signature to link to your userpage. Sorry if I'm coming across as harsh, but I want to look at a comment and see who made it. Sincerely, [[User talk:Quillathe Siannodel\|<sup>{)\|(}</sup>]][[User:Quillathe_Siannodel\|Quill]][[Special:Contributions/Quillathe_Siannodel\|<sub>{)\|(}</sub>]] 19:51, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

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 :<sup><font color="blue">[citation needed]</font></sup> [[User:Promethean|Promethean]] ([[User talk:Promethean|talk]]) 02:17, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
+::You could just do this: {{Citation needed}} [[User:Beanie|Beanie]] ([[User talk:Beanie|talk]]) 10:49, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
 :<sup><font color="blue">[Dubious:Discuss]</font></sup> [[Special:Contributions/120.145.27.228|120.145.27.228]] 17:23, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

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	:vice versa, the Wikipedia geeks all get a heart attack when reading What if? (or Explain Xkcd) for the first time. [[User:Dontknow\|Dontknow]] ([[User talk:Dontknow\|talk]]) 04:19, 13 April 2017 (UTC)		:vice versa, the Wikipedia geeks all get a heart attack when reading What if? (or Explain Xkcd) for the first time. [[User:Dontknow\|Dontknow]] ([[User talk:Dontknow\|talk]]) 04:19, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
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		+	<strong><em>THE FOOTNOTES AREN'T IN A VALID ORDER IF THE BIT SHOWN IN THE COMIC IS THE ONLY PART OF THE AD!</em></strong> <small>sorry, just needed to vent that annoyance.</small>

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	On the other hand, What if? has conditioned the readers to assume that anything with a <sup><font color="blue">[Citation Needed]</font></sup> sign next to it is an obvious fact and doesn't need a citation. [[User:Caeleste Alarum\|Caeleste Alarum]] ([[User talk:Caeleste Alarum\|talk]])		On the other hand, What if? has conditioned the readers to assume that anything with a <sup><font color="blue">[Citation Needed]</font></sup> sign next to it is an obvious fact and doesn't need a citation. [[User:Caeleste Alarum\|Caeleste Alarum]] ([[User talk:Caeleste Alarum\|talk]])
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		+	:vice versa, the Wikipedia geeks all get a heart attack when reading What if? (or Explain Xkcd) for the first time. [[User:Dontknow\|Dontknow]] ([[User talk:Dontknow\|talk]]) 04:19, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

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	:This just in. Wikipedia veterans are gullible idiots.		:This just in. Wikipedia veterans are gullible idiots.
	:: I knew it all along. [[User:Cflare\|Cflare]] ([[User talk:Cflare\|talk]]) 21:47, 18 August 2014 (UTC)		:: I knew it all along. [[User:Cflare\|Cflare]] ([[User talk:Cflare\|talk]]) 21:47, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
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		+	On the other hand, What if? has conditioned the readers to assume that anything with a <sup><font color="blue">[Citation Needed]</font></sup> sign next to it is an obvious fact and doesn't need a citation. [[User:Caeleste Alarum\|Caeleste Alarum]] ([[User talk:Caeleste Alarum\|talk]])

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	:<sup><font color="blue">[Dubious:Discuss]</font></sup> [[Special:Contributions/120.145.27.228\|120.145.27.228]] 17:23, 13 October 2013 (UTC)		:<sup><font color="blue">[Dubious:Discuss]</font></sup> [[Special:Contributions/120.145.27.228\|120.145.27.228]] 17:23, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
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		+	:This just in. Wikipedia veterans are gullible idiots.
		+	:: I knew it all along. [[User:Cflare\|Cflare]] ([[User talk:Cflare\|talk]]) 21:47, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

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	:<sup><font color="blue">[citation needed]</font></sup> [[User:Promethean\|Promethean]] ([[User talk:Promethean\|talk]]) 02:17, 24 April 2013 (UTC)		:<sup><font color="blue">[citation needed]</font></sup> [[User:Promethean\|Promethean]] ([[User talk:Promethean\|talk]]) 02:17, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
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		+	:<sup><font color="blue">[Dubious:Discuss]</font></sup> [[Special:Contributions/120.145.27.228\|120.145.27.228]] 17:23, 13 October 2013 (UTC)

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	It's only trained Wikipedia veterans who believe that. Most people have no idea what the square brackets mean. '''[[User:Davidy22\|<u>{{Color\|#707\|David}}<font color=#070 size=3>y</font></u><font color=#508 size=4>²²</font>]]'''[[User talk:Davidy22\|<tt>[talk]</tt>]] 01:45, 17 April 2013 (UTC)		It's only trained Wikipedia veterans who believe that. Most people have no idea what the square brackets mean. '''[[User:Davidy22\|<u>{{Color\|#707\|David}}<font color=#070 size=3>y</font></u><font color=#508 size=4>²²</font>]]'''[[User talk:Davidy22\|<tt>[talk]</tt>]] 01:45, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

−	<sup><font color="blue">[citation needed]</font></sup> [[User:Promethean\|Promethean]] ([[User talk:Promethean\|talk]]) 02:17, 24 April 2013 (UTC)	+	:<sup><font color="blue">[citation needed]</font></sup> [[User:Promethean\|Promethean]] ([[User talk:Promethean\|talk]]) 02:17, 24 April 2013 (UTC)