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- 04:06, 21 August 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . m 2505: News Story Reaction (ce italics.)
- 00:21, 11 August 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+353) . . 2500: Global Temperature Over My Lifetime (→Explanation: Mario Kart.)
- 19:33, 26 June 2021 (diff | hist) . . (-751) . . User:PvOberstein (current)
- 23:56, 31 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+28) . . m 2470: Next Slide Please (→Explanation: ce)
- 15:30, 31 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . m 2468: Inheritance (→Explanation: ce Monopoly)
- 01:42, 27 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 2468: Inheritance (→Explanation: ce {{w|Agricola_(board_game)|''Agricola''}})
- 21:12, 17 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+92) . . 2464: Muller's Ratchet (→Explanation: The degradation of digital images has previously been explored in 1683: Digital Data.)
- 21:27, 5 May 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m Danish (→Appearances: ce.)
- 02:39, 26 April 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+2) . . m 1738: Moon Shapes (→Explanation: ce In the title text, Randall is referring to the movie {{w|Independence Day (1996 film)|''Independence Day''}})
- 12:54, 11 April 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1461: Payloads (→Explanation: ce {{w|The Blues Brothers (film)|''The Blues Brothers''}})
- 13:35, 25 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+191) . . 2441: IMDb Vaccines (→Explanation: The "weird black egg thing" refers to [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Darth_Vader%27s_meditation_chamber Darth Vader's meditation chamber], first seen in ''{{w|The Empire Strikes Back}}''.)
- 18:00, 4 March 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 2432: Manage Your Preferences (→Explanation: ce italics)
- 22:11, 26 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 2416: Trash Compactor Party (→Explanation: {{w|Han Solo}})
- 15:57, 22 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+9) . . m 233: A New CAPTCHA Approach (→Explanation: ce.)
- 20:24, 15 January 2021 (diff | hist) . . (+169) . . Talk:2412: 1/100,000th Scale World (Is this a duplicate? Looks the same as 2411: 1/10,000th Scale World. ~~~~)
- 23:10, 21 December 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m 606: Cutting Edge (→Explanation: wiki)
- 03:10, 21 December 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 147: A Way So Familiar (→Explanation: ce Hedwig refers to the musical'' {{w|Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch}}'')
- 00:23, 7 December 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m 581: The Race: Part 5 (→Explanation: ce italics)
- 15:04, 2 December 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1957: 2018 CVE List (→Explanation: fixing my own typo)
- 15:04, 2 December 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+3) . . 1957: 2018 CVE List (→Explanation: ce :This probably refers to the movie ''{w|Air Bud}}'', about a dog playing basketball. This has been a common theme in xkcd comics: see 115: Meerkat, 1439: Rack Unit, 1819: Sweet 16, 1552: Rulebook.)
- 14:25, 18 November 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m Category:Comics featuring Summer Glau ({{w|Summer Glau}} is famous for playing {{w|River Tam}} in the cult favorite TV show ''{{w|Firefly (TV series)|Firefly}}'' as well as Cameron in ''{{w|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles}}'')
- 19:59, 28 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+17) . . m 2220: Imagine Going Back in Time (→Explanation: ce Pokémon)
- 04:37, 14 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 657: Movie Narrative Charts (→{{w|Primer_(film)|Primer}}: ce)
- 04:36, 14 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 653: So Bad It's Worse (→Explanation: ce.)
- 04:35, 14 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1931: Virtual Assistant (→Explanation: ce.)
- 04:33, 14 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+35) . . m 760: Moria (→Explanation: ces.)
- 01:57, 14 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . m 2371: Election Screen Time (→Explanation: ce ''{{w|The Atlantic}}'' said)
- 18:40, 3 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+131) . . Talk:2367: Masks (''Star Wars'' should be italicized. ~~~~)
- 17:43, 3 October 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 2367: Masks (→Explanation: ce. ''{{w|Star Wars}}'')
- 17:25, 24 September 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+11) . . m 1583: NASA Press Conference (→Explanation: ce.)
- 20:22, 4 September 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m 246: Labyrinth Puzzle (→Explanation: ce This comic alludes to a famous {{w|Knights and Knaves}} logic puzzle, and specifically to the version featured in the {{w|Jim Henson}} movie ''{{w|Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth}}'')
- 14:49, 17 August 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1712: Politifact (→Explanation: italics for WaPo.)
- 20:44, 7 August 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+255) . . 2343: Mathematical Symbol Fight (→Explanation: The title text refers to a {{w|clef}}, which is not a mathematical symbol but rather a {{w|List of musical symbols|musical symbol}}. The note of concern in the text suggests musical symbols may be viewed in such fights as exotic or espec)
- 20:42, 7 August 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+150) . . 2343: Mathematical Symbol Fight (→Explanation: |𝄞 |Clef |Could potentially be 'twirled' like a {{w|quarterstaff}}, {{w|bō}}, or other {{w|stick-fighting}} weapon. Loosely resembles a Klingon {{w|bat'leth}}.)
- 20:39, 7 August 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . 2343: Mathematical Symbol Fight (→Explanation: Added clef to the table || |𝄞 |Clef | |})
- 00:44, 7 August 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+115) . . 992: Mnemonics (→Explanation: The eponymous {{w|Sailor Moon (character)|Sailor Moon}} (Usagi Tsukino), has never had her head exploded, however.)
- 14:21, 26 May 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+66) . . 249: Chess Photo (→Explanation: (officially the {{w|Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith}}))
- 03:13, 31 March 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 2287: Pathogen Resistance (→Explanation: ce The title text references a famous line from the graphic novel ''{{w|Watchmen}}'')
- 13:53, 19 March 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 578: The Race: Part 2 (→Explanation: ce spacing: This series was released on five consecutive days (Monday-Friday))
- 16:35, 7 February 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 2264: Satellite (→Explanation: SevenEves --> Seveneves)
- 19:58, 27 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+149) . . 2260: Reaction Maps (→Explanation: A {{w|Honda Civic}} has a {{w|coupé}} body model with only two doors. The joke is thus a pun on the similarity of the words "Tudor" and "two-door".)
- 19:56, 27 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+130) . . 2260: Reaction Maps (→Explanation: The {{w|Treaty of Edinburgh}} was a treaty drawn up in 1560, which falls during the {{w|Tudor period}} of the history of England.)
- 18:40, 13 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+16) . . m 1690: Time-Tracking Software (→Explanation: ce.)
- 04:59, 12 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+23) . . m 2253: Star Wars Voyager 1 (→Explanation: ce formatting.)
- 22:16, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+428) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (→Explanation)
- 22:11, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+405) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (Popeye the Sailor is the best-known character named "Popeye", so it is a little unusual that Randall would have to clarify which Popeye he is referring to. Other Popeyes include Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle from The French Connection and the criminal Popeye from)
- 22:08, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+132) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (→Explanation: American actor {{w|Robin Williams}} played {{w|Popeye the Sailor}} in the 1980 musical-comedy film ''{{w|Popeye (film)|Popeye}}''.)
- 22:04, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+72) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (→Explanation: Sonic is also the name of a train, a restaurant franchise, and a Californian internet service provider, among other things Randall is trying to avoid confusing the movie with.)
- 22:04, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+163) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (→Explanation: Sonic is also the name of a {{w|Sonic (train)|train}}, a {{w|Sonic Drive-In|restaurant franchise}}, and a {{w|Sonic (ISP)|Californian internet service provider}}.)
- 22:01, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+290) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (The use of parentheses is commonly used on {{w|Wikipedia}} to distinguish between different articles where the subject has the same name. Typing "Stealth", for example, would lead to suggestions such as {{w|Stealth (film)}}, {{w|Stealth (video game)}}, an)
- 21:55, 8 January 2020 (diff | hist) . . (+200) . . 2252: Parenthetical Names (→Explanation: ''{{w|Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog}}'' in a movie scheduled for release in February 2020. The film stars an anthropomorphic hedgehog named {{w|Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic}}.)
- 14:17, 22 December 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . 414: Mistranslations (→Explanation: BC/AD --> BCE /CE)
- 20:50, 30 October 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 769: War (→Explanation: ce italics.)
- 16:22, 23 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . 2041: Frontiers (→Explanation: Italics.)
- 16:49, 20 September 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+12) . . m 347: Brick Archway (→Explanation: Minor ce.)
- 01:29, 31 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+286) . . 2196: Nice To E-Meet You (→Explanation: Expansion.)
- 01:24, 31 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . m 2196: Nice To E-Meet You (→Explanation: The use of "{{w|Internet-related prefixes#"E-"|e-}}")
- 01:23, 31 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+211) . . 2196: Nice To E-Meet You (→Explanation: The use of "e-" as a prefix for anything related to electronics was a popular naming trend in the early 1990s, such as {{w|eWorld}}, {{w|eBay}}, and as a standardized shorthand for {{w|Email|electronic mail}}.)
- 19:41, 12 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . m 24: Godel, Escher, Kurt Halsey (→Explanation: CE.)
- 13:19, 7 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+15) . . m 2186: Dark Matter (→Explanation: {{w|Squirrel|squirrel}})
- 00:22, 3 August 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+53) . . m 2184: Unpopular Opinions (→Explanation: Minor formatting.)
- 17:09, 29 July 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+149) . . Talk:2182: When I'm Back at a Keyboard (Should be added to Category:Jurassic Park. PvOberstein (talk) 17:08, 29 July 2019 (UTC))
- 15:08, 14 June 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 606: Cutting Edge (→Explanation: ce.)
- 18:21, 7 June 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 16: Monty Python -- Enough (→Explanation: ce italics)
- 20:16, 6 June 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+38) . . 307: Excessive Quotation (→Explanation: slight wiki-ing.)
- 13:51, 29 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-9) . . m 2156: Ufo (grammar fix.)
- 13:39, 29 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+288) . . 2156: Ufo ("Maybe the shadowy forces that control the world just want to believe" is an allusion to ''The X-Files'' is a reference to "I Want to Believe", a phrase associated with Mulder and [https://images.newrepublic.com/82a6d0770aeaafbae8f26bf40a822b9b79a5c412.pn)
- 13:35, 29 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+191) . . 2156: Ufo (→Explanation: In the show, Fox Mulder is usually a believer in all manner of conspiracies and supernatural phenomena, whereas his partner, Scully, is reflexively skeptical of any claims of the paranormal.)
- 13:34, 29 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+134) . . 2156: Ufo (→Explanation: This comic features {{w|Fox Mulder}} and {{w|Dana Scully}} two fictional FBI agents from the television show ''{{w|The X-Files}}''.)
- 18:22, 22 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . m 2153: Effects of High Altitude (→Explanation: The normal values for the Scrabble tiles Q, X, and Y are 10, 8 and 4, respectively.)
- 18:19, 22 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+19) . . m 2153: Effects of High Altitude (→Explanation: ce)
- 13:38, 21 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+31) . . m 127: The Fast and the Furious (→Explanation: ce. ''{{w|Mario Kart: Double Dash|Mario Kart: Double Dash!!}}'')
- 13:20, 20 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+90) . . 2152: Westerns (→Explanation: A similar question was asked in what if? [https://what-if.xkcd.com/100/ WWII Films.])
- 13:18, 20 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (-40) . . m 2152: Westerns (→Explanation: ce format)
- 15:34, 3 May 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 9: Serenity is coming out tomorrow (→Explanation: ce.)
- 20:40, 30 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 102: Back to the Future (→Explanation: ce.)
- 15:56, 30 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+63) . . 241: Battle Room (→Explanation: slight formatting and expansion.)
- 17:57, 26 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+383) . . 2142: Dangerous Fields (Volcanology involves the study of volcanoes, lava, and magma, with obvious risks to the scientists studying them in the field. At least 67 scientists have been killed in volcanic eruptions, as of 2017 ("Volcanologists lose their lives in pursuit of knowle)
- 13:45, 5 April 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+94) . . m 709: I Am (→Explanation: Minor CE.)
- 16:55, 25 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+84) . . 2128: New Robot (→Explanation: first appearing in the 1991 game ''{{w|The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past}}''.)
- 16:53, 25 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+205) . . 2128: New Robot (→Explanation: The title text suggests that since there are more rescue robots than required for the number of people needing rescue, ''another'' robot project will be used to create people in need of rescue.)
- 16:51, 25 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+397) . . 2128: New Robot (It is a machine consisting of a chain and hook, which can be used by Link, the protagonist and player character of Zelda. When used, the chain extends and sends the hook attached to it towards its target. If the hook latches onto certain objects, Link is)
- 16:48, 25 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+181) . . 2128: New Robot (→Explanation: The [https://zelda.gamepedia.com/Hookshot Hookshot] is a type of {{w|grappling hook}} that is a recurring piece of equipment in ''{{w|The Legend of Zelda}}'' video game franchise.)
- 13:29, 22 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+10) . . 637: Scribblenauts (→Explanation: Minor ce: ''{{w|Scribblenauts}}'' is a game for the {{w|Nintendo DS}})
- 12:58, 19 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 579: The Race: Part 3 (→Explanation: ce italics.)
- 14:50, 13 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+87) . . 578: The Race: Part 2 (→Explanation: slight wiki-ing.)
- 18:01, 12 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 2122: Size Venn Diagram (ce ''{{w|Land Before Time}}'')
- 18:36, 7 March 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+2,305) . . 2120: Brain Hemispheres (Reverted nonsense.)
- 17:46, 28 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 225: Open Source (→Explanation: ce.)
- 14:58, 26 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1009: Sigh (→Explanation: ce)
- 05:09, 12 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+37) . . m 918: Google+ (→Explanation)
- 20:29, 6 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+238) . . 2108: Carbonated Beverage Language Map (→Explanation: |Water Plus |Technically the name of {{w|Water Plus|a British water retail services provider}}, this likely refers to the prevalence of "plus" as a preposition in branding nomenclature (e.g.: {{w|Google+}}, {{w|iPhone 8 Plus}}, {{w|7 Up)
- 20:25, 6 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+110) . . m 2108: Carbonated Beverage Language Map (→Explanation: |The region shades this way includes {{w|Cambridge, Massachusetts}}, which is home to {{w|Harvard University}}.)
- 20:22, 6 February 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 2108: Carbonated Beverage Language Map (→Explanation: |{{w|Crystal Pepsi}})
- 16:28, 30 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+85) . . m 2105: Modern OSI Model (→Explanation: Minor links.)
- 22:11, 25 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1760: TV Problems (→Explanation: ce)
- 20:50, 21 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+98) . . 748: Worst-Case Scenario (→Explanation: Minor changes.)
- 23:16, 18 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 78: Garfield (→Explanation: ''{{w|Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music}}'')
- 15:16, 18 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+242) . . 2100: Models of the Atom (→Explanation: FiveThirtyEight has previously been mentioned in several xkcd comics, including in 477: Typewriter, 500: Election, 635: Locke and Demosthenes, 1130: Poll Watching, 1779: 2017, and [[2002: LeBron James and Stephen Curr)
- 16:48, 17 January 2019 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1843: Opening Crawl (→Explanation: corrected my own typo.)
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