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To those of you wondering [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2668:_Artemis_Quote&diff=294177&oldid=294176 why, "<tt>mankind" ,[emphasis</tt>," currently appears in the wikitext,] I would direct you to [[explain xkcd talk:Editor FAQ#Punctuation inside quotes and parentheses]]. I am discouraged by such pettiness. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.214.59|172.70.214.59]] 21:26, 5 September 2022 (UTC) | To those of you wondering [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2668:_Artemis_Quote&diff=294177&oldid=294176 why, "<tt>mankind" ,[emphasis</tt>," currently appears in the wikitext,] I would direct you to [[explain xkcd talk:Editor FAQ#Punctuation inside quotes and parentheses]]. I am discouraged by such pettiness. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.214.59|172.70.214.59]] 21:26, 5 September 2022 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Not clear to me we've got the right explanation, here. I read "expand on that legacy" as meaning, "Let's 'accidentally' say something even *more* confusing*". And that what they *meant* to say was "This is one of my favorite historical quotes — the first words spoken by an Apollo astronaut on the moon", but then "accidentally" substituted "Artemis" for "Apollo", as if they were claiming that Artemis was the first... —[[User:Scs|Scs]] ([[User talk:Scs|talk]]) 21:39, 5 September 2022 (UTC) | ||
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The first quote is self-referential (and confuses people, when quoted). The second plays unto the myth that the moon landing was staged. It is nice to be able to choose words, which are cited. A great opportunity to confuse people. --172.68.110.143 21:09, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
To those of you wondering why, "mankind" ,[emphasis," currently appears in the wikitext, I would direct you to explain xkcd talk:Editor FAQ#Punctuation inside quotes and parentheses. I am discouraged by such pettiness. 172.70.214.59 21:26, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
Not clear to me we've got the right explanation, here. I read "expand on that legacy" as meaning, "Let's 'accidentally' say something even *more* confusing*". And that what they *meant* to say was "This is one of my favorite historical quotes — the first words spoken by an Apollo astronaut on the moon", but then "accidentally" substituted "Artemis" for "Apollo", as if they were claiming that Artemis was the first... —Scs (talk) 21:39, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
