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I think we should use <code><nowiki>{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|240:Dream Girl|This is today's incomplete explanation of the day.|Today's...is 240: Dream Girl.}} Help us fix it!</nowiki></code>. This would provide a better message for those visiting the actual page. -- [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.220|108.162.219.220]] 15:14, 4 December 2013 (UTC) | I think we should use <code><nowiki>{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|240:Dream Girl|This is today's incomplete explanation of the day.|Today's...is 240: Dream Girl.}} Help us fix it!</nowiki></code>. This would provide a better message for those visiting the actual page. -- [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.220|108.162.219.220]] 15:14, 4 December 2013 (UTC) | ||
:It would have been a good idea, but I forgot about Mediawiki namespaces. Sitenotice isn't transcluded into pages, it's a separate thing appended to the top of a page, so it doesn't inherit the current page name. '''[[User:Davidy22|<u>{{Color|#707|David}}<font color=#070 size=3>y</font></u><font color=#508 size=4>²²</font>]]'''[[User talk:Davidy22|<tt>[talk]</tt>]] 18:20, 4 December 2013 (UTC) | :It would have been a good idea, but I forgot about Mediawiki namespaces. Sitenotice isn't transcluded into pages, it's a separate thing appended to the top of a page, so it doesn't inherit the current page name. '''[[User:Davidy22|<u>{{Color|#707|David}}<font color=#070 size=3>y</font></u><font color=#508 size=4>²²</font>]]'''[[User talk:Davidy22|<tt>[talk]</tt>]] 18:20, 4 December 2013 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Currently, I think the incomplete comic of the day should be changed more often (i.e. daily), since the incomplete comics are piling up, and most users aren't seeing the notice, as it is dismissible.--[[User:17jiangz1|17jiangz1]] ([[User talk:17jiangz1|talk]]) 11:10, 20 April 2015 (UTC) | ||
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"get a coffee" -> "sit by a lake"
The (admin-editable only) sitenotice currently suggests to go "get a coffee" while things stabilize about the heavy server load. I'd say it would be much more appropriate to suggest instead to go "sit by a lake" 
(with the appropriate link to xkcd.com, not here...). - Cos (talk) 23:14, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
Note at the top, about the server error
The message is a little out-dated, as the comic (1190: Time) is not the latest anymore. I propose that the second sentence be changed to say "... in light of 1190: Time ..." Also, it would provide a quick, easy link to 1190: Time. Just a thought.
- Good point, I'll change it :) --Waldir (talk) 11:58, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
- update: Davidy22 beat me to the punch, although he didn't tell anyone ;) --Waldir (talk) 12:01, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
Suggested addition
I think we should use {{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|240:Dream Girl|This is today's incomplete explanation of the day.|Today's...is 240: Dream Girl.}} Help us fix it!. This would provide a better message for those visiting the actual page. -- 108.162.219.220 15:14, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
- It would have been a good idea, but I forgot about Mediawiki namespaces. Sitenotice isn't transcluded into pages, it's a separate thing appended to the top of a page, so it doesn't inherit the current page name. Davidy²²[talk] 18:20, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
Updating frequently
Currently, I think the incomplete comic of the day should be changed more often (i.e. daily), since the incomplete comics are piling up, and most users aren't seeing the notice, as it is dismissible.--17jiangz1 (talk) 11:10, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
