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The following '''tagline''' appears at the top of the [[xkcd]] main page, regardless of which comic is being viewed.
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The '''tagline''' appears at the top of the [[xkcd]] main page, regardless of which comic is being viewed.
  
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:''[[xkcd]]: A webcomic of [[:Category:Romance|romance]], [[:Category:Sarcasm|sarcasm]], [[:Category:Math|math]], and [[:Category:Language|language]].''
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[[Category:Design of xkcd]]
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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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This was the first "tagline", when the site wasn't even called xkcd or had any comics, on October 24th, 2004:
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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."
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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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"I draw things. There's a new one every M/W/F. There's an RSS feed (taken from the drawings journal) here."
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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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"I draw things. There's an RSS feed (taken from the drawings journal) here."
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This is the third tagline, which appeared from at least February 7th, 2006:
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"A webcomic of romance and math humor.
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Updated three times a week.
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[RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml]"
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The fourth tagline appeared between February 7th, 2006 and April 8th, 2006:
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"A webcomic of romance and geek humor. Updated on time every M/W/F since 1779.
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[RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml]"
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The fifth tagline was added between April 14th, 2006 and April 15th, 2006:
  
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It's a kind of general mission statement for the xkcd comics.  
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"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
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Updated every MWF.
  
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In the early days (until April 2006) the tagline read as:
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[RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml]
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:''A webcomic of romance and geek humor. Updated on time every M/W/F since 1779.''
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'''New:''' [Forums http://forums.xkcd.com/]"
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(Old versions of the site can be viewed [http://web.archive.org/web/20060408220042/http://www.xkcd.com/c60.html here].)
 
  
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[[Category:Design of xkcd]]
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The sixth tagline was added before April 23rd, 2006:
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{{xkcdmeta}}
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"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
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Updated every Mon/Wed/Fri.
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[RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml]
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'''New:''' [Forums http://forums.xkcd.com/]"
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The seventh tagline was added between June 13rd, 2006 and June 16th, 2006:
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"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language.
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Updated every Mon/Wed/Fri.
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[RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml]
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[Forums http://forums.xkcd.com/]"
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The tagline was changed for the last time between July 6th, 2006 and July 10th, 2006 with the redesign of the site:
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"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language."

Revision as of 10:20, 28 May 2023

See also: explain xkcd:Tagline

The tagline appears at the top of the xkcd main page, regardless of which comic is being viewed.


Write a Wikipedia article about the tagline of xkcd.com. You don't need to explain what xkcd is, just talk about the tagline.

This was the first "tagline", when the site wasn't even called xkcd or had any comics, on October 24th, 2004:

"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."

The actual first tagline was this one, which remained in use from at least October 18th, 2005 to November 26th, 2005:

"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 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:

"I draw things. There's an RSS feed (taken from the drawings journal) here."

This is the third tagline, which appeared from at least February 7th, 2006:

"A webcomic of romance and math humor. Updated three times a week. [RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml]"

The fourth tagline appeared between February 7th, 2006 and April 8th, 2006:

"A webcomic of romance and geek humor. Updated on time every M/W/F since 1779.

[RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml]"

The fifth tagline was added between April 14th, 2006 and April 15th, 2006:

"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Updated every MWF.

[RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml] New: [Forums http://forums.xkcd.com/]"

The sixth tagline was added before April 23rd, 2006:

"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Updated every Mon/Wed/Fri. [RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml] New: [Forums http://forums.xkcd.com/]"

The seventh tagline was added between June 13rd, 2006 and June 16th, 2006:

"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Updated every Mon/Wed/Fri. [RSS Feed http://www.xkcd.com/rss.xml] [Forums http://forums.xkcd.com/]"

The tagline was changed for the last time between July 6th, 2006 and July 10th, 2006 with the redesign of the site:

"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language."

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