Category:Tribute - Revision history

FaviFake at 16:56, 17 June 2025

2025-06-17T16:56:24Z

162.158.34.71: Felt the grammar/construction needed a little work/rearrangement for flow. Not perfect, but...

2023-03-04T22:25:08Z

Felt the grammar/construction needed a little work/rearrangement for flow. Not perfect, but...

SilverTheTerribleMathematician at 20:13, 4 March 2023

2023-03-04T20:13:57Z

172.69.22.62: order by release date

2020-04-14T16:56:10Z

order by release date

Jacky720: RIP

2020-04-13T17:31:51Z

RIP

Alissa92: made a word plural

2019-09-06T22:28:43Z

made a word plural

162.158.62.33: noun - verb agreement fix

2017-02-13T14:50:28Z

noun - verb agreement fix

AnotherAnonymous: Fixing link in the above

2016-11-23T14:13:00Z

Fixing link in the above

AnotherAnonymous: Adding 1234 to description

2016-11-23T14:12:45Z

Adding 1234 to description

162.158.75.73 at 22:32, 28 August 2016

2016-08-28T22:32:23Z

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-[[Randall]] has sometimes dedicated a special comic to the memory of certain people, upon news that they have died.
+[[Randall]] has sometimes dedicated a special comic to the memory of certain people, upon news that they have died. If possible, the comic appears on xkcd the following day, which has been known to disrupt the [[:Category:Comics by weekday|usual release schedule]] for the comic. So far, six people have received a tribute:
 *{{w|Gary Gygax}} is remembered in the comic [[393: Ultimate Game]]; it came out three days after his death, on a Friday.
 *{{w|Steve Jobs}} is remembered in the comic [[961: Eternal Flame]]; this came out on a Thursday, since he died on a Wednesday.
 *{{w|Terry Pratchett|Sir Terry Pratchett}} is remembered in the comic [[1498: Terry Pratchett]]. He died on a Thursday so, even though the comic came out the day after, it was released on a normal release day.
 *{{w|Douglas Engelbart}} is remembered in the comic [[1234: Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013)]]; it was published on a Sunday, three days after his death.
 *{{w|Roddy Piper}}, former wrestler known as ''Rowdy'', played the protagonist in "They Live," and he died five days prior to the publication of [[1560: Bubblegum]]. Less known than the others it is likely that Randall did not know about this on the day it happened, and this may explain the delay in the tribute. It was released on a normal release day, Wednesday.
 *{{w|John Horton Conway}} is remembered in the comic [[2293: RIP John Conway]], which came out  as a Monday comic, two days after his death.
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-When special people (mostly to [[Randall]]) die, he has sometimes dedicated the next comic to their memory as a tribute.
+[[Randall]] has sometimes dedicated a special comic to the memory of certain people, upon news that they have died.
-*If possible the comic occurs on xkcd already the day after the person dies.
+*If possible, the comic appears on xkcd the day after.
-*This has been know to disregard the usual release schedule for the comic.
+*This has been known to disrupt the usual release schedule for the comic.
 So far six people have a tribute:
-*{{w|Gary Gygax}} is remembered in the comic [[393: Ultimate Game]]; it came out three days after his death on a Friday.
+*{{w|Gary Gygax}} is remembered in the comic [[393: Ultimate Game]]; it came out three days after his death, on a Friday.
-*{{w|Steve Jobs}} is remembered in the comic [[961: Eternal Flame]] which came out on a Thursday since he died on a Wednesday.
+*{{w|Steve Jobs}} is remembered in the comic [[961: Eternal Flame]]; this came out on a Thursday, since he died on a Wednesday.
-*{{w|Terry Pratchett|Sir Terry Pratchett}} is remembered in the comic [[1498: Terry Pratchett]]. He died on a Thursday, so even though the comic came out the day after, it was released on a normal release day, Friday.
+*{{w|Terry Pratchett|Sir Terry Pratchett}} is remembered in the comic [[1498: Terry Pratchett]]. He died on a Thursday so, even though the comic came out the day after, it was released on a normal release day.
-*{{w|Douglas Engelbart}} is remembered in the comic [[1234: Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013)]], which came out on a Sunday three days after his death.
+*{{w|Douglas Engelbart}} is remembered in the comic [[1234: Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013)]]; it was published on a Sunday, three days after his death.
-*{{w|Roddy Piper}}, former wrestler known as ''Rowdy'', played the protagonist in "They Live," and he died five days prior to the publication of [[1560: Bubblegum]]. Less known than the others it is likely that Randall did not know about this the day it happened, and this may explain the delay in the tribute. It was released on a normal release day, Wednesday.
+*{{w|Roddy Piper}}, former wrestler known as ''Rowdy'', played the protagonist in "They Live," and he died five days prior to the publication of [[1560: Bubblegum]]. Less known than the others it is likely that Randall did not know about this on the day it happened, and this may explain the delay in the tribute. It was released on a normal release day, Wednesday.
-*{{w|John Horton Conway}} is remembered in the comic [[2293: RIP John Conway]], which came out two days after his death on a normal Monday.
+*{{w|John Horton Conway}} is remembered in the comic [[2293: RIP John Conway]], which came out  as a Monday comic, two days after his death.
 [[Category:Comics by topic]]

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-When special people (to [[Randall]]) die, he has sometimes dedicated the next comic to their memory as a tribute.
+When special people (mostly to [[Randall]]) die, he has sometimes dedicated the next comic to their memory as a tribute.
 *If possible the comic occurs on xkcd already the day after the person dies.
 *This has been know to disregard the usual release schedule for the comic.

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 *{{w|Steve Jobs}} is remembered in the comic [[961: Eternal Flame]] which came out on a Thursday since he died on a Wednesday.
 *{{w|Terry Pratchett|Sir Terry Pratchett}} is remembered in the comic [[1498: Terry Pratchett]]. He died on a Thursday, so even though the comic came out the day after, it was released on a normal release day, Friday.
 *{{w|Roddy Piper}}, former wrestler known as ''Rowdy'', played the protagonist in "They Live," and he died five days prior to the publication of [[1560: Bubblegum]]. Less known than the others it is likely that Randall did not know about this the day it happened, and this may explain the delay in the tribute. It was released on a normal release day, Wednesday.
 *{{w|John Horton Conway}} is remembered in the comic [[2293: RIP John Conway]], which came out two days after his death on a normal Monday.
 [[Category:Comics by topic]]

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 *This has been know to disregard the usual release schedule for the comic.
-So far five people have a tribute:
+So far six people have a tribute:
-*{{w|Gary Gygax}} is remembered in the comic [[393: Ultimate Game]], it came out three days after his death on a Friday.
+*{{w|Gary Gygax}} is remembered in the comic [[393: Ultimate Game]]; it came out three days after his death on a Friday.
 *{{w|Steve Jobs}} is remembered in the comic [[961: Eternal Flame]] which came out on a Thursday since he died on a Wednesday.
 *{{w|Terry Pratchett|Sir Terry Pratchett}} is remembered in the comic [[1498: Terry Pratchett]]. He died on a Thursday, so even though the comic came out the day after, it was released on a normal release day, Friday.
 *{{w|Roddy Piper}}, former wrestler known as ''Rowdy'', played the protagonist in "They Live," and he died five days prior to the publication of [[1560: Bubblegum]]. Less known than the others it is likely that Randall did not know about this the day it happened, and this may explain the delay in the tribute. It was released on a normal release day, Wednesday.
 *{{w|Douglas Engelbart}} is remembered in the comic [[1234: Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013)]], which came out on a Sunday three days after his death.
 [[Category:Comics by topic]]