Talk:3113: Fix This Sign - Revision history

Cobl703 at 14:29, 26 February 2026

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Utdtutyabthsc at 07:12, 16 February 2026

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76.143.181.203 at 15:04, 28 September 2025

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82.13.184.33 at 08:18, 14 July 2025

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物灵 at 08:50, 13 July 2025

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物灵 at 08:46, 13 July 2025

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92.23.2.228 at 20:42, 12 July 2025

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SDSpivey at 15:08, 12 July 2025

2025-07-12T15:08:54Z

107.3.76.169: Slashes, not forward slashes (I didn't "left click" to say I'm a not a robot. )

2025-07-12T05:08:31Z

Slashes, not forward slashes (I didn't "left click" to say I'm a not a robot. )

50.45.232.78: Added reply to comment dated 15:37, 071025.

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Added reply to comment dated 15:37, 071025.

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 Donate to fix mkdocstrings!!! https://mkdocstrings.github.io/insiders/ (this is just a stupid joke, mkdocstrings is AWESOME!!!)
 :it's currently nonexistent. shame. sounds like it couldve been a lifesaver.--[[User:Utdtutyabthsc|Utdtutyabthsc]] ([[User talk:Utdtutyabthsc|talk]]) 07:12, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
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	: Pedanticically, it doesn't have a "right click" either - it (usually) has a left button and a right button, which can be assigned to a primary click and a secondary click. If, like me, you have your mouse configured left handed, then the right button ''is'' the (primary) "click", and the left button is the secondary. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 08:18, 14 July 2025 (UTC)		: Pedanticically, it doesn't have a "right click" either - it (usually) has a left button and a right button, which can be assigned to a primary click and a secondary click. If, like me, you have your mouse configured left handed, then the right button ''is'' the (primary) "click", and the left button is the secondary. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 08:18, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

−	Donate to fix mkdocstrings!!! https://mkdocstrings.github.io/insiders/ (this is just a stupid joke, mkdocstrings is AWESOME!!!) [[Special:Contributions/76.143.181.203\|76.143.181.203]] 15:04, 28 September 2025 (UTC)	+	Donate to fix mkdocstrings!!! https://mkdocstrings.github.io/insiders/ (this is just a stupid joke, mkdocstrings is AWESOME!!!)
		+	:it's currently nonexistent. shame. sounds like it couldve been a lifesaver.--[[User:Utdtutyabthsc\|Utdtutyabthsc]] ([[User talk:Utdtutyabthsc\|talk]]) 07:12, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
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	:I had some time when I have to call slash and backslash by ‘丿-slash’ and ‘乀-slash’ (See {{w\|Chinese character strokes#Basic strokes}}). [[User:物灵\|物灵]] ([[User talk:物灵\|talk]]) 08:46, 13 July 2025 (UTC)		:I had some time when I have to call slash and backslash by ‘丿-slash’ and ‘乀-slash’ (See {{w\|Chinese character strokes#Basic strokes}}). [[User:物灵\|物灵]] ([[User talk:物灵\|talk]]) 08:46, 13 July 2025 (UTC)
	: Pedanticically, it doesn't have a "right click" either - it (usually) has a left button and a right button, which can be assigned to a primary click and a secondary click. If, like me, you have your mouse configured left handed, then the right button ''is'' the (primary) "click", and the left button is the secondary. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 08:18, 14 July 2025 (UTC)		: Pedanticically, it doesn't have a "right click" either - it (usually) has a left button and a right button, which can be assigned to a primary click and a secondary click. If, like me, you have your mouse configured left handed, then the right button ''is'' the (primary) "click", and the left button is the secondary. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 08:18, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
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		+	Donate to fix mkdocstrings!!! https://mkdocstrings.github.io/insiders/ (this is just a stupid joke, mkdocstrings is AWESOME!!!) [[Special:Contributions/76.143.181.203\|76.143.181.203]] 15:04, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

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 :: Honestly, I think Randall missed a trick - the posts are equidistant from their respective sides of the sign. Putting one post closer to its edge than the other would be yet another design annoyance that might prompt pedants such as I to pay up!
-I think Randall is also trying to get pedantics upset by using the term "forward slashes" instead of just "slashes"  -   Just like a mouse doesn't have a "left click" button, only a "click" or "right click"
+I think Randall is also trying to get pedantics upset by using the term "forward slashes" instead of just "slashes" - Just like a mouse doesn't have a "left click" button, only a "click" or "right click"
 :I definitely use "left click" when talking to the less-informed users. Also, pedantic of me, but you mean "pedants", not "pedantics". [[User:SDSpivey|SDSpivey]] ([[User talk:SDSpivey|talk]]) 15:08, 12 July 2025 (UTC)
 ::I'm sure you've also come across situations where you've said "And now you left-click on that...", and the person you're trying to help goes "which one's Left Click?". ;)
 ::PS. "pedant" ''is'' the third-person present active indicative plural of the Latin singular "pedō" (to 'give feet'/'prop up'), which I think is interestng. :P [[Special:Contributions/92.23.2.228|92.23.2.228]] 20:42, 12 July 2025 (UTC)
 :I had some time when I have to call slash and backslash by ‘丿-slash’ and ‘乀-slash’ (See {{w|Chinese character strokes#Basic strokes}}). [[User:物灵|物灵]] ([[User talk:物灵|talk]]) 08:46, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

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 ::I'm sure you've also come across situations where you've said "And now you left-click on that...", and the person you're trying to help goes "which one's Left Click?". ;)
 ::PS. "pedant" ''is'' the third-person present active indicative plural of the Latin singular "pedō" (to 'give feet'/'prop up'), which I think is interestng. :P [[Special:Contributions/92.23.2.228|92.23.2.228]] 20:42, 12 July 2025 (UTC)
-:There was really some time for me when I have to call them by ‘丿-slash’ and ‘乀-slash’ [[User:物灵|物灵]] ([[User talk:物灵|talk]]) 08:46, 13 July 2025 (UTC)
+:I had some time when I have to call slash and backslash by ‘丿-slash’ and ‘乀-slash’ (See {{w|Chinese character strokes#Basic strokes}}). [[User:物灵|物灵]] ([[User talk:物灵|talk]]) 08:46, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

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	::I'm sure you've also come across situations where you've said "And now you left-click on that...", and the person you're trying to help goes "which one's Left Click?". ;)		::I'm sure you've also come across situations where you've said "And now you left-click on that...", and the person you're trying to help goes "which one's Left Click?". ;)
	::PS. "pedant" ''is'' the third-person present active indicative plural of the Latin singular "pedō" (to 'give feet'/'prop up'), which I think is interestng. :P [[Special:Contributions/92.23.2.228\|92.23.2.228]] 20:42, 12 July 2025 (UTC)		::PS. "pedant" ''is'' the third-person present active indicative plural of the Latin singular "pedō" (to 'give feet'/'prop up'), which I think is interestng. :P [[Special:Contributions/92.23.2.228\|92.23.2.228]] 20:42, 12 July 2025 (UTC)
		+	:There was really some time for me when I have to call them by ‘丿-slash’ and ‘乀-slash’ [[User:物灵\|物灵]] ([[User talk:物灵\|talk]]) 08:46, 13 July 2025 (UTC)

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	I think Randall is also trying to get pedantics upset by using the term "forward slashes" instead of just "slashes" - Just like a mouse doesn't have a "left click" button, only a "click" or "right click"		I think Randall is also trying to get pedantics upset by using the term "forward slashes" instead of just "slashes" - Just like a mouse doesn't have a "left click" button, only a "click" or "right click"
	:I definitely use "left click" when talking to the less-informed users. Also, pedantic of me, but you mean "pedants", not "pedantics". [[User:SDSpivey\|SDSpivey]] ([[User talk:SDSpivey\|talk]]) 15:08, 12 July 2025 (UTC)		:I definitely use "left click" when talking to the less-informed users. Also, pedantic of me, but you mean "pedants", not "pedantics". [[User:SDSpivey\|SDSpivey]] ([[User talk:SDSpivey\|talk]]) 15:08, 12 July 2025 (UTC)
		+	::I'm sure you've also come across situations where you've said "And now you left-click on that...", and the person you're trying to help goes "which one's Left Click?". ;)
		+	::PS. "pedant" ''is'' the third-person present active indicative plural of the Latin singular "pedō" (to 'give feet'/'prop up'), which I think is interestng. :P [[Special:Contributions/92.23.2.228\|92.23.2.228]] 20:42, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

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	I think Randall is also trying to get pedantics upset by using the term "forward slashes" instead of just "slashes" - Just like a mouse doesn't have a "left click" button, only a "click" or "right click"		I think Randall is also trying to get pedantics upset by using the term "forward slashes" instead of just "slashes" - Just like a mouse doesn't have a "left click" button, only a "click" or "right click"
		+	:I definitely use "left click" when talking to the less-informed users. Also, pedantic of me, but you mean "pedants", not "pedantics". [[User:SDSpivey\|SDSpivey]] ([[User talk:SDSpivey\|talk]]) 15:08, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

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	: Most to least annoying: Typo/column alignment (equal); text size; use of exclamation point; excessive whitespace; rotation/centring (equal); kerning. I'm also bothered by how far past the posts the sides of the sign extend. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 15:37, 10 July 2025 (UTC)		: Most to least annoying: Typo/column alignment (equal); text size; use of exclamation point; excessive whitespace; rotation/centring (equal); kerning. I'm also bothered by how far past the posts the sides of the sign extend. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 15:37, 10 July 2025 (UTC)
	:: Honestly, I think Randall missed a trick - the posts are equidistant from their respective sides of the sign. Putting one post closer to its edge than the other would be yet another design annoyance that might prompt pedants such as I to pay up!		:: Honestly, I think Randall missed a trick - the posts are equidistant from their respective sides of the sign. Putting one post closer to its edge than the other would be yet another design annoyance that might prompt pedants such as I to pay up!
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		+	I think Randall is also trying to get pedantics upset by using the term "forward slashes" instead of just "slashes" - Just like a mouse doesn't have a "left click" button, only a "click" or "right click"

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	Shouldn't fixing the typo be the most expensive? You don't even need to be a graphic designer, lots of ordinary people should be bothered by it. Surely it's more annoying than non-centered text. [[User:Barmar\|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar\|talk]]) 14:19, 10 July 2025 (UTC)		Shouldn't fixing the typo be the most expensive? You don't even need to be a graphic designer, lots of ordinary people should be bothered by it. Surely it's more annoying than non-centered text. [[User:Barmar\|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar\|talk]]) 14:19, 10 July 2025 (UTC)
	: Most to least annoying: Typo/column alignment (equal); text size; use of exclamation point; excessive whitespace; rotation/centring (equal); kerning. I'm also bothered by how far past the posts the sides of the sign extend. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 15:37, 10 July 2025 (UTC)		: Most to least annoying: Typo/column alignment (equal); text size; use of exclamation point; excessive whitespace; rotation/centring (equal); kerning. I'm also bothered by how far past the posts the sides of the sign extend. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33\|82.13.184.33]] 15:37, 10 July 2025 (UTC)
		+	:: Honestly, I think Randall missed a trick - the posts are equidistant from their respective sides of the sign. Putting one post closer to its edge than the other would be yet another design annoyance that might prompt pedants such as I to pay up!