https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=624:_Branding&feed=atom&action=history624: Branding - Revision history2024-03-29T05:24:20ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=624:_Branding&diff=337247&oldid=prev162.158.95.133: pointing out how niche GitHub used to be in 2009.2024-03-13T08:55:27Z<p>pointing out how niche GitHub used to be in 2009.</p>
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</table>162.158.95.133https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=624:_Branding&diff=335404&oldid=prev141.101.98.206: Undo revision 335402 by 1234231587678 (talk) Can't see why that one word would convey annoyance, rather than incredulity.2024-02-21T00:43:55Z<p>Undo revision 335402 by <a href="/wiki/index.php/Special:Contributions/1234231587678" title="Special:Contributions/1234231587678">1234231587678</a> (<a href="/wiki/index.php/User_talk:1234231587678" title="User talk:1234231587678">talk</a>) Can't see why that one word would convey annoyance, rather than incredulity.</p>
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</table>141.101.98.206https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=624:_Branding&diff=335402&oldid=prev1234231587678 at 23:16, 20 February 20242024-02-20T23:16:13Z<p></p>
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