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| − | [[File:xkcd_header.png|thumb|right|250px|The header segment on [[xkcd|xkcd.com]]]]{{TOC}}The '''tagline''' is a short text that appears at the top of the [[xkcd]] main page, regardless of which comic is being viewed. It provided a brief description of the comic and its update schedule, until the latter was moved to the [[Header text|header text]]. While the tagline has evolved since the early days of the site, it has consistently referenced the comic's themes. Here is a quick summary of the major changes that were made to the tagline, along with a link to the earliest web archive of it available:
| + | :''See also: [[explain xkcd:Tagline]] '' |
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| − | # ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20051018051614/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ October 18, 2005]'' ''{{Quote|I draw things. There's a new one every M/W/F. There's an RSS feed (taken from the [http://www.livejournal.com/users/xkcd_drawings/info drawings journal]) [http://www.livejournal.com/users/xkcd_drawings/rss.xml here].}}''
| + | The '''tagline''' appears at the top of the [[xkcd]] main page, regardless of which comic is being viewed. |
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| − | # ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060207154349/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ February 7, 2006]'' ''{{Quote|A webcomic of romance and math humor.<br>Updated three times a week.<br>[http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml RSS Feed]}}''
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| − | # ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060408214700/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ April 8, 2006]'' ''{{Quote|A webcomic of romance and geek humor. Updated on time every M/W/F since 1779.<br><br>[http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml RSS Feed]}}''
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| − | # ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060415190501/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ April 15, 2006]'' ''{{Quote|A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.<br>Updated every MWF.<br><br>[http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml RSS Feed]<br>'''New:''' [http://forums.xkcd.com/ Forums]}}''
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| − | # ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060710090528/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ July 10, 2006]'' ''{{Quote|A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.}}''
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| − | ==0. Before the tagline==
| + | [[Category:Design of xkcd]] |
| − | Prior to [https://web.archive.org/web/20041024201125/http://68.57.186.221:8080/ October 24, 2004], before the initial tagline was introduced, the website didn't mention the name "xkcd" and didn't include any comics. During that time, the site's message simply stated:
| + | {{xkcdmeta}} |
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| − | :I don't use this page for much. It goes un-updated for a long time, and I don't really change the content, though I'm thinking of putting together a good links page. For now I just mostly use this to host pictures.
| + | Write a Wikipedia article about the tagline of xkcd.com. You don't need to explain what xkcd is, just talk about the tagline. |
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| − | ==1. First tagline==
| + | This was the first "tagline", when the site wasn't even called xkcd or had any comics, on October 24th, 2004: |
| − | The first recognized tagline, as the site transitioned into hosting comics, was used from at least [https://web.archive.org/web/20051018051614/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ October 18th, 2005], to [https://web.archive.org/web/20051126155339/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ November 26, 2005]. It stated:
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| − | :I draw things. There's a new one every M/W/F. There's an RSS feed (taken from the [http://www.livejournal.com/users/xkcd_drawings/info drawings journal]) [http://www.livejournal.com/users/xkcd_drawings/rss.xml here].
| + | "I don't use this page for much. It goes un-updated for a long time, and I don't really change the content, though I'm thinking of putting together a good links page. For now I just mostly use this to host pictures." |
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| − | This tagline effectively communicated the core premise of xkcd: the author, Randall Munroe, drawing various illustrations and publishing a new comic every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. It also provided a link to the RSS feed for users to access new comics as soon as they were released.
| + | The actual first tagline was this one, which remained in use from at least October 18th, 2005 to November 26th, 2005: |
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| − | ==2. Second tagline==
| + | "I draw things. There's a new one every M/W/F. There's an RSS feed (taken from the drawings journal) here." |
| − | The second tagline, introduced after a brief break from [https://web.archive.org/web/20051212080000/http://www.xkcd.com/ December 5, 2005], to [https://web.archive.org/web/20060111073256/http://xkcd.com:80/ January 4, 2006], removed the reference to the update schedule, as no comics were published during that period. It stated:
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| − | :I draw things. There's an RSS feed (taken from the [http://www.livejournal.com/users/xkcd_drawings/info drawings journal]) [http://www.livejournal.com/users/xkcd_drawings/rss.xml here].
| + | The second tagline was this one. Randall removed the "There's a new one every M/W/F." part since he was taking a break from December 5th, 2005 to January 4th, 2006, during which no comics were published: |
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| − | ==3. Third tagline==
| + | "I draw things. There's an RSS feed (taken from the drawings journal) here." |
| − | On [https://web.archive.org/web/20060207154349/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ February 7, 2006], a new tagline was introduced, which marked the beginning of a series of major changes to the tagline format. It read:
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| − | :A webcomic of romance and math humor. | + | This is the third tagline, which appeared from at least February 7th, 2006: |
| − | :Updated three times a week.
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| − | :[http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml RSS Feed]
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| − | This third tagline highlighted the themes of romance and math humor prevalent in the comic, along with the old update schedule of three times a week.
| + | "A webcomic of romance and math humor. |
| | + | Updated three times a week. |
| | + | [RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml]" |
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| − | ==4. Fourth tagline==
| + | The fourth tagline appeared between February 7th, 2006 and April 8th, 2006: |
| − | Between February 7, 2006, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20060408214700/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ April 8, 2006], the fourth tagline made a minor alteration by emphasizing the regularity of updates. It stated:
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| − | :A webcomic of romance and geek humor. Updated on time every M/W/F since 1779.
| + | "A webcomic of romance and geek humor. Updated on time every M/W/F since 1779. |
| − | :<br>
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| − | :[http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml RSS Feed]
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| − | This modification humorously suggested that the comic had been consistently updating for a significant period, dating back to the year 1779, and continued to provide the RSS feed link.
| + | [RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml]" |
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| − | ==5. Fifth tagline==
| + | The fifth tagline was added between April 14th, 2006 and April 15th, 2006: |
| − | The fifth tagline, added between [https://web.archive.org/web/20060414185010/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ April 14, 2006], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20060415190501/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ April 15, 2006], further expanded the description of the comic and introduced new features. It read: | |
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| − | :A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
| + | "A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. |
| − | :Updated every MWF.
| + | Updated every MWF. |
| − | :<br>
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| − | :[http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml RSS Feed]
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| − | :'''New:''' [http://forums.xkcd.com/ Forums]
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| − | This tagline was the first to mention all the comic's themes that are still on the site today. It also highlighted the update schedule of every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and added a link to the new xkcd forums, providing readers with a platform for discussion.
| + | [RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml] |
| | + | '''New:''' [Forums http://forums.xkcd.com/]" |
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| − | ==6. Sixth tagline==
| + | The sixth tagline was added before April 23rd, 2006: |
| − | The sixth tagline, introduced before [https://web.archive.org/web/20060423090851/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ April 23, 2006], maintained the same description of the comic, but adjusted the wording of the update schedule. It read: | |
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| − | :A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
| + | "A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. |
| − | :Updated every Mon/Wed/Fri.
| + | Updated every Mon/Wed/Fri. |
| − | :[http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml RSS Feed]
| + | [RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml] |
| − | :'''New:''' [http://forums.xkcd.com/ Forums]
| + | '''New:''' [Forums http://forums.xkcd.com/]" |
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| − | This change in the update schedule format from "MWF" to "Mon/Wed/Fri" aimed to enhance clarity and readability for users.
| + | The seventh tagline was added between June 13rd, 2006 and June 16th, 2006: |
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| − | ==7. Seventh tagline==
| + | "A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. |
| − | The seventh tagline, introduced between [https://web.archive.org/web/20060613074925/http://xkcd.com:80/ June 13, 2006], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20060616004747/http://xkcd.com:80/ June 16, 2006], maintained the same overall description of the comic, but removed the "'''New:'''" notice before the link to the forums. It read:
| + | Updated every Mon/Wed/Fri. |
| | + | [RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml] |
| | + | [Forums http://forums.xkcd.com/]" |
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| − | :A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
| + | The tagline was changed for the last time between July 6th, 2006 and July 10th, 2006 with the redesign of the site: |
| − | :Updated every Mon/Wed/Fri.
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| − | :[http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml RSS Feed]
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| − | :[http://forums.xkcd.com/ Forums]
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| − | ==8. Current tagline==
| + | "A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language." |
| − | The tagline underwent its final change between [https://web.archive.org/web/20060706040359/http://xkcd.com:80/ July 6, 2006], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20060710090528/http://www.xkcd.com:80/ July 10t, 2006], coinciding with the site redesign. The updated tagline no longer explicitly mentioned the update schedule, which was moved to the [[Header text|header text]], and the forums, which were moved to the [[Links|links]]. It reads:
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| − | :A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
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| − | This concise tagline, without additional details or links, has since remained the official tagline of xkcd.
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| − | [[Category:Design of xkcd.com]]
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