Talk:2639: Periodic Table Changes - Revision history

141.101.98.170: /* New Category: Changes? */

2024-06-21T13:18:04Z

‎New Category: Changes?

PDesbeginner: /* New Category: Changes? */ new section

2024-06-21T03:24:30Z

‎New Category: Changes?: new section

172.68.51.198 at 09:24, 24 October 2023

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162.158.63.96 at 04:01, 26 January 2023

2023-01-26T04:01:36Z

172.70.85.13: I definitely meant to say "last night"...

2022-08-16T20:25:54Z

I definitely *meant* to say "last night"...

172.70.86.34 at 19:38, 16 August 2022

2022-08-16T19:38:19Z

162.158.62.195: nitpick

2022-08-16T15:35:36Z

nitpick

172.70.214.81: /* Table galore */ clarify

2022-07-11T12:17:27Z

‎Table galore: clarify

172.70.214.81: /* Table galore */ reply

2022-07-11T12:15:24Z

‎Table galore: reply

172.70.91.62 at 12:12, 5 July 2022

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	I've noticed that a recurring subject in xkcd is "Changes I would make to ________". Examples are [[2639: Periodic Table Changes]], [[2258: Solar System Changes]], and maybe [[2750: Flatten the Planets]]. Should we make this a category? [[User:PDesbeginner\|PDesbeginner]] ([[User talk:PDesbeginner\|talk]]) 03:24, 21 June 2024 (UTC)		I've noticed that a recurring subject in xkcd is "Changes I would make to ________". Examples are [[2639: Periodic Table Changes]], [[2258: Solar System Changes]], and maybe [[2750: Flatten the Planets]]. Should we make this a category? [[User:PDesbeginner\|PDesbeginner]] ([[User talk:PDesbeginner\|talk]]) 03:24, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
		+	:Many of these (and most of those you give here) are covered by [[:Category:Comics with red annotations]], which may at least be a significant sub-category of what you're suggesting. Definitely worth discussing.
		+	:This (and some other suggestions you have) might be worth presenting in the appropriate bit of the Community Portal pages, as less likely to get lost in the comic-discussions than here (at the expense of being more likely to get lost in the mass of accumulated Portal submissions... though people who read that are more likely to care and have appropriate suggestions). [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.170\|141.101.98.170]] 13:18, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

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	Randall calling Bismuth a "bland post-transition metal" is undeniable proof that he has no taste and that we should not take anything he does seriously. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.51.198\|172.68.51.198]] 09:24, 24 October 2023 (UTC)		Randall calling Bismuth a "bland post-transition metal" is undeniable proof that he has no taste and that we should not take anything he does seriously. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.51.198\|172.68.51.198]] 09:24, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
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		+	I've noticed that a recurring subject in xkcd is "Changes I would make to ________". Examples are [[2639: Periodic Table Changes]], [[2258: Solar System Changes]], and maybe [[2750: Flatten the Planets]]. Should we make this a category? [[User:PDesbeginner\|PDesbeginner]] ([[User talk:PDesbeginner\|talk]]) 03:24, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

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	Is there any way to stop the abortion spam? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.178.47\|172.70.178.47]] 18:03, 1 July 2022 (UTC)		Is there any way to stop the abortion spam? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.178.47\|172.70.178.47]] 18:03, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
	:I had a look, and see nothing (in the last few hours) that is this... But the answer is that a lot of spam is being prevented from happening (see the User Creation Log for all the accounts created that then don't do anything) and those that do happen get quickly reverted by us, the editors. There's not much more that can be done (and still have a workable wiki), But I know the current admins aren't idle, either, so maybe of there's a tweak or two that could be done, it may yet be. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.71\|162.158.34.71]] 19:35, 1 July 2022 (UTC)		:I had a look, and see nothing (in the last few hours) that is this... But the answer is that a lot of spam is being prevented from happening (see the User Creation Log for all the accounts created that then don't do anything) and those that do happen get quickly reverted by us, the editors. There's not much more that can be done (and still have a workable wiki), But I know the current admins aren't idle, either, so maybe of there's a tweak or two that could be done, it may yet be. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.71\|162.158.34.71]] 19:35, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
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		+	Randall calling Bismuth a "bland post-transition metal" is undeniable proof that he has no taste and that we should not take anything he does seriously. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.51.198\|172.68.51.198]] 09:24, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

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	Anyone else find it ironic that the new kinds of carbon are indexed with Roman numerals on the same comic where it says "this isn't Ancient Rome"? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.27\|162.158.38.27]] 07:18, 30 June 2022 (UTC)		Anyone else find it ironic that the new kinds of carbon are indexed with Roman numerals on the same comic where it says "this isn't Ancient Rome"? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.27\|162.158.38.27]] 07:18, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
		+	:to be fair, this isnt 6th or 7th century india either....

	For the language nerds among us, "I" for iron wouldn't work at all well in Dutch. Although the element is typewritten "ijzer", the first two characters are treated as a single letter and are capitalised together (IJzer). It's pronounced EI and is listed in the Dutch alphabet alongside (or sometimes even instead of) Y.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.233.55\|162.158.233.55]] 08:37, 30 June 2022 (UTC)		For the language nerds among us, "I" for iron wouldn't work at all well in Dutch. Although the element is typewritten "ijzer", the first two characters are treated as a single letter and are capitalised together (IJzer). It's pronounced EI and is listed in the Dutch alphabet alongside (or sometimes even instead of) Y.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.233.55\|162.158.233.55]] 08:37, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

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 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.195|162.158.62.195]] 15:35, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
 ::As that 5/Jul editor, I thank you. Probably worked it out (wrongly, but equivalently) purely from context a long time ago, and then read it as that automatically ever since, having no reason to overturn it.
-::(And I'll have used it myself... Hmmm, I wonder if I've tried to say "Joke!" but actually said "Just Kidding!" in a context where the difference is vital. I mean, it's not so much like you hear about people misunderstanding LOL as "Lots Of Love" and then texting something like "Your grandpa passed peacefully last week, we'll let you know more about the funeral arrangements when we know. LOL" - but there's always a chance..!)
+::(And I'll have used it myself... Hmmm, I wonder if I've tried to say "Joke!" but actually said "Just Kidding!" in a context where the difference is vital. I mean, it's not so much like you hear about people misunderstanding LOL as "Lots Of Love" and then texting something like "Your grandpa passed peacefully last night, we'll let you know more about the funeral arrangements when we know. LOL" - but there's always a chance..!)
 ::Anyhoo, consider me corrected. ;) If you're not wrong yourself... (Lots Of Love!) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.34|172.70.86.34]] 19:38, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

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 For "Ty, Dh and Jk", I wonder if it's no coincidence that the first and last are common online abbreviations ("Thank you" and "Joke", the former last used by Randall in the result of the Turtle Instructions, from memory)... Not sure about Dh (I'm not a cool hip cat that's down with all the rad kids, daddyo, etc, etc...) but if someone else knows that's something then might be worth an official mention? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.62|172.70.91.62]] 12:12, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 '''Abortion spam'''
 Is there any way to stop the abortion spam? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.178.47|172.70.178.47]] 18:03, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 :I had a look, and see nothing (in the last few hours) that is this... But the answer is that a lot of spam is being prevented from happening (see the User Creation Log for all the accounts created that then don't do anything) and those that do happen get quickly reverted by us, the editors. There's not much more that can be done (and still have a workable wiki), But I know the current admins aren't idle, either, so maybe of there's a tweak or two that could be done, it may yet be. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.71|162.158.34.71]] 19:35, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

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 :I do not edit the Wiki frequently, though I noticed that the style of the comic matched that of https://xkcd.com/1902/ so I changed the style of the explanation to match that as well. I will note that in my personal opinion, I prefer a table for explanations which cover multiple individual parts of a comic, though someone who is much more experienced than me can feel free to revert the edit, I apologize if I missed a convention rule on the wiki page. A side note: While you may be correct that a table is the wrong way to contain data, the purpose of the wiki in my opinion is not to organize and collect information, it is to present it to readers. I believe that the table accurately breaks down the comic into each comment from Randall. However, I have edited very few wikis, and I could be 100% wrong. I just thought I would explain the reasoning behind adding a table, such that any other user could understand its purpose. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.32|108.162.246.32]] 17:19, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 :: Don't worry, it's fine - there is no written or unwritten rule (that I am aware of) that you might have broken. I just think that tables are the wrong tool for that specific task (i.e. as you said it: Present information to readers) in this specific case, which by the way would in my opinion also apply to 1902. There are cases where a table is absolutely fine and desirable. This is just not such a case :) [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 09:41, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
-:::I see where you're coming from, but many of the annotations here are just far too much for a section header, or even a dictionary list. The table is the only way to go here, even if I might prefer a dictionary list (line prefixes ';' and ':' in wikitext) for 1902. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.214.81|172.70.214.81]] 12:15, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
+:::I see where you're coming from, but many of the annotations here are just far too much text for a section header, or even a dictionary list. The table is the only way to go here, even if I might prefer a dictionary list (line prefixes ';' and ':' in wikitext) for [[1902]]. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.214.81|172.70.214.81]] 12:15, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
 As long as we can all agree on the spellings. I propose that we all use the spelling "aluminum" but as a compromise adopt "platinium" [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.75|108.162.237.75]] 14:34, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

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	As long as we can all agree on the spellings. I propose that we all use the spelling "aluminum" but as a compromise adopt "platinium" [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.75\|108.162.237.75]] 14:34, 1 July 2022 (UTC)		As long as we can all agree on the spellings. I propose that we all use the spelling "aluminum" but as a compromise adopt "platinium" [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.75\|108.162.237.75]] 14:34, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
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		+	For "Ty, Dh and Jk", I wonder if it's no coincidence that the first and last are common online abbreviations ("Thank you" and "Joke", the former last used by Randall in the result of the Turtle Instructions, from memory)... Not sure about Dh (I'm not a cool hip cat that's down with all the rad kids, daddyo, etc, etc...) but if someone else knows that's something then might be worth an official mention? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.62\|172.70.91.62]] 12:12, 5 July 2022 (UTC)