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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) | ||
| − | + | ::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) | :<sup><font color="blue">[Dubious:Discuss]</font></sup> [[Special:Contributions/120.145.27.228|120.145.27.228]] 17:23, 13 October 2013 (UTC) | ||
: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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| + | :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> {{unsigned ip|162.158.63.60}} | ||
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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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| + | 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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It's only trained Wikipedia veterans who believe that. Most people have no idea what the square brackets mean. Davidy²²[talk] 01:45, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
- [citation needed] Promethean (talk) 02:17, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
- You could just do this: [citation needed] Beanie (talk) 10:49, 4 May 2021 (UTC)
- [Dubious:Discuss] 120.145.27.228 17:23, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
- This just in. Wikipedia veterans are gullible idiots.
On the other hand, What if? has conditioned the readers to assume that anything with a [Citation Needed] sign next to it is an obvious fact and doesn't need a citation. Caeleste Alarum (talk)
- vice versa, the Wikipedia geeks all get a heart attack when reading What if? (or Explain Xkcd) for the first time. Dontknow (talk) 04:19, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
THE FOOTNOTES AREN'T IN A VALID ORDER IF THE BIT SHOWN IN THE COMIC IS THE ONLY PART OF THE AD! sorry, just needed to vent that annoyance. 162.158.63.60 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
- To poster of above comment: If I wanted to know who made this edit, I wouldn't be able to. Please use ~~~~ 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, {)|(}Quill{)|(} 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. Nitpicking (talk) 03:00, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
