Editing Talk:727: Trade Expert

Most modern browsers will convert backslashes in a URL into forward-slashes on submit anyway. And typing a file path into Windows Explorer's address bar using forward-slashes will usually work as well. Not to say that I also despise people incorrectly referring to web addresses as much as the next programmer (probably more), mixing slashes doesn't really break anything. [[User:bungeshea|bungeshea]] ([[User talk:bungeshea|talk]]) 10:25, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that the explanation is incorrect, and should rather say something like:
The forward slash (/) is the correct way to separate distinct parts of a web address (for example, the web address 'en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation)'). However, Dr. Steven Berlee has apparently heard newscasters say 'backslash' instead of 'slash' or 'forward slash'. Therefore, this annoys him.
As referenced in the title text, the backslash serves as a separator in file paths on the Windows operating system. Thus a Windows file path embedded in a URI would contain the backslash character. However, Dr. Steven Berlee thinks that if you embed a Windows file path in a lecture, then 'in that case you need more than just a short lecture' because this is not a good practice.
01:48, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

I can't believe nobody has pointed this out: Steven Berlee? Steven (Crocker|Wolff) and Tim Berners-Lee... Steven Berlee! Founders of the internet (ARPANET and whatnot). [[Special:Contributions/141.101.81.216|141.101.81.216]] 13:36, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
:What I cannot believe is why you did not add it to the explanation your self this being a wiki ;-) But at last after more than two years I got around to doing it for you. But great catch, and true that it would have been a shame not to have that in the explanation so thanks for sharing :-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 10:45, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

This issue doesn't seem to crop up as much now--it's easier to irritate programmers by calling the # symbol (by itself) a "hashtag."
<br />Note for those who may not know: Acceptable names for # include hash, mesh, number sign, pound sign, octothorpe, grid, crosshatch, hex, sharp, or even "tictactoe" or "waffle iron" if you're feeling silly. "Hashtag" refers to a post tag which uses the octothorpe as a delimiter. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.209|108.162.216.209]] 03:24, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

I don't really think that this explain is incomplete; yes, it IS called "Trade Expert" because the 'trade expert' was mentioned in the first panel. I didn't remove it cuz i'm very new and not sure if I'm correct in doing so.. :p
halfyou 19:46, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
: Additionally I think this is a wordplay: The guy obviously is an expert in his trade. His trade just isn't trading stuff. ;-) --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.85.111|162.158.85.111]] 14:04, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
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 halfyou 19:46, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
 : Additionally I think this is a wordplay: The guy obviously is an expert in his trade. His trade just isn't trading stuff. ;-) --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.85.111|162.158.85.111]] 14:04, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
-November, 2016 - The Red Cross automated telephone message reminding me of my blood donation appointment specified a web site and used the word "backslash" in the spoken URL. {{unsigned ip|172.68.54.136}}
-https://www.backslashbackslash.com [[User:Tobit|Tobit]] ([[User talk:Tobit|talk]]) 15:25, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
-: That's incredible. I'm glad that exists. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.189.175|172.70.189.175]] 16:27, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
-:: Agreed. [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Miscellaneous#Help_with_Creating_a_User_Page|Trogdor147]] ([[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Miscellaneous#Help_with_Creating_a_User_Page|talk]]) 20:23, 24 July 2023 (UTC)