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42.book.addict: Undo revision 391888 by 165.155.141.11 (talk) nah you~

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Undo revision 391888 by 165.155.141.11 (talk) nah you~

165.155.141.11: /* Print Book? */

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‎Print Book?

FaviFake at 21:52, 29 October 2025

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42.book.addict at 04:12, 28 October 2025

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DollarStoreBa'al: /* Come back */

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‎Come back

DollarStoreBa'al: please come back

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please come back

DollarStoreBa'al: /* Is anybody there? */

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‎Is anybody there?

42.book.addict at 03:28, 18 September 2025

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DollarStoreBa'al: /* Is anybody there? */

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‎Is anybody there?

DollarStoreBa'al at 14:01, 27 August 2025

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−	~~shut up kid~~	+	== Print Book? ==
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		+	Hi Jeff,
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		+	Has it ever been suggested that parts of ExplainXKCD -- say, the first ten years of comments -- could be made into a print book, obviously only with the permission of Randall Munroe? -- margavriel
		+	: It has not been suggested - I'm not even sure how to go about and do such a thing. I wouldn't even know how to communicate to Randall. --[[User:Jeff\|<b><font color="orange">Jeff</font></b>]] ([[User talk:Jeff\|talk]]) 00:23, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
		+	:: You don't need Randall's permission - xkcds are creative commons. {{unsigned\|B for brain\|14:34, 24 July 2024}}
		+	::: The question is clearly about ExplainXKCD's content. Which will necessarily include Randall's works, as well as others, with a small mix of different inherent rights.
		+	::: But the real issue is that there'd be plenty of non-profit issues, which will be hard (though not impossible) to reconcile with the downlay for the physical book's printing/distribution and any token payments needed to not make it just an expensive give-away.
		+	::: And the effort to untangle everything (it'd be good to ''try'' to check with Randall and ''every explainxkcd contributor'' that would get reproduced) is complex for anything other than any purely personal Send To Printer that nobody else would even know/care about. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.145\|172.70.90.145]] 15:18, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
		+	::: By the way, check [[explain xkcd:Copyrights]] and [[Design of xkcd.com#License and copyright]], plus be aware that some comics have been given altered rights for enhanced compatability with their re-use in other places (like Wikipedia/TVTropes), and things like the What-Ifs may be intrinsically different for Randall's own book-rights usage/etc
		+	::: I don't suppose you were prompted to think about book-printing because of the recent [https://youtu.be/RgBYohJ7mIk YouTube video], were you? I think we could have a section about those (as per the original What-If pages listing), if someone wants to create it. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.18\|172.70.162.18]] 15:42, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

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−	~~== Print Book? ==~~	+	shut up kid
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−	~~Hi Jeff,~~
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−	~~Has it ever been suggested that parts of ExplainXKCD -- say, the first ten years of comments -- could be made into a print book, obviously only with the permission of Randall Munroe? -- margavriel~~
−	: It has not been suggested - I'm not even sure how to go about and do such a thing. I wouldn't even know how to communicate to Randall. --[[User:Jeff\|<b><font color="orange">Jeff</font></b>]] ([[User talk:Jeff\|talk]]) 00:23, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
−	~~:: You don't need Randall's permission - xkcds are creative commons. {{unsigned\|B for brain\|14:34, 24 July 2024}}~~
−	~~::: The question is clearly about ExplainXKCD's content. Which will necessarily include Randall's works, as well as others, with a small mix of different inherent rights.~~
−	::: But the real issue is that there'd be plenty of non-profit issues, which will be hard (though not impossible) to reconcile with the downlay for the physical book's printing/distribution and any token payments needed to not make it just an expensive give-away.
−	::: And the effort to untangle everything (it'd be good to ''try'' to check with Randall and ''every explainxkcd contributor'' that would get reproduced) is complex for anything other than any purely personal Send To Printer that nobody else would even know/care about. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.145\|172.70.90.145]] 15:18, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
−	::: By the way, check [[explain xkcd:Copyrights]] and [[Design of xkcd.com#License and copyright]], plus be aware that some comics have been given altered rights for enhanced compatability with their re-use in other places (like Wikipedia/TVTropes), and things like the What-Ifs may be intrinsically different for Randall's own book-rights usage/etc
−	::: I don't suppose you were prompted to think about book-printing because of the recent [https://youtu.be/RgBYohJ7mIk YouTube video], were you? I think we could have a section about those (as per the original What-If pages listing), if someone wants to create it. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.18\|172.70.162.18]] 15:42, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

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	Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 19:52, 27 October 2025 (UTC)		Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 19:52, 27 October 2025 (UTC)
	:Not to burst your bubble, but I don't think routinely trying to reach out to him on the talk page of the website he never checks will be helpful. We've already reached out on so many different platforms and consistently get ignored. '''[[User:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#3a795e">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#ce5f15">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>''' 04:12, 28 October 2025 (UTC)		:Not to burst your bubble, but I don't think routinely trying to reach out to him on the talk page of the website he never checks will be helpful. We've already reached out on so many different platforms and consistently get ignored. '''[[User:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#3a795e">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#ce5f15">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>''' 04:12, 28 October 2025 (UTC)
		+	::Agreed. Channel your energy on other platforms! [[User:FaviFake\|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake\|talk]]) 21:52, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

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	Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 19:52, 27 October 2025 (UTC)		Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 19:52, 27 October 2025 (UTC)
		+	:Not to burst your bubble, but I don't think routinely trying to reach out to him on the talk page of the website he never checks will be helpful. We've already reached out on so many different platforms and consistently get ignored. '''[[User:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#3a795e">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#ce5f15">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>''' 04:12, 28 October 2025 (UTC)

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 :::I saw your post on the community portal. Is he ghosting us?--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 15:08, 18 September 2025 (UTC)
 == Come back ==
-Jeff. It's been years since you've been on this wiki. So much has changed. Your community has grown. You created a community full of smart, curious minds, reading and editing alike. At the very least, please just promote a few new bureaucrats and admins and go on your way. That's all we ask.
+Jeff. It's been years since you've been on this wiki. So much has changed. Your community has grown. You created a community full of smart, curious minds, reading and editing alike. At the very least, please just promote a few new bureaucrats and admins and go on your way, maybe update the site to the latest LTS MW version. That's all we ask.
 Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 19:52, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

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	::I shot him a quick, polite email 2 days ago. Still no response. We definitely know he's still around though-he tweeted 2 weeks ago. '''[[User:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#3a795e">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#ce5f15">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>''' 03:28, 18 September 2025 (UTC)		::I shot him a quick, polite email 2 days ago. Still no response. We definitely know he's still around though-he tweeted 2 weeks ago. '''[[User:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#3a795e">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#ce5f15">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>''' 03:28, 18 September 2025 (UTC)
	:::I saw your post on the community portal. Is he ghosting us?--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 15:08, 18 September 2025 (UTC)		:::I saw your post on the community portal. Is he ghosting us?--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 15:08, 18 September 2025 (UTC)
		+	== Come back ==
		+	Jeff. It's been years since you've been on this wiki. So much has changed. Your community has grown. You created a community full of smart, curious minds, reading and editing alike. At the very least, please just promote a few new bureaucrats and admins and go on your way. That's all we ask.
		+
		+	Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 19:52, 27 October 2025 (UTC)

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	:Jeff, come back NOW. Recently, something very scary occurred, in which the site went down for 36 hours straight. WE NEED YOU BACK <big>NOW</big>.--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 17:40, 17 September 2025 (UTC)		:Jeff, come back NOW. Recently, something very scary occurred, in which the site went down for 36 hours straight. WE NEED YOU BACK <big>NOW</big>.--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 17:40, 17 September 2025 (UTC)
	::I shot him a quick, polite email 2 days ago. Still no response. We definitely know he's still around though-he tweeted 2 weeks ago. '''[[User:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#3a795e">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#ce5f15">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>''' 03:28, 18 September 2025 (UTC)		::I shot him a quick, polite email 2 days ago. Still no response. We definitely know he's still around though-he tweeted 2 weeks ago. '''[[User:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#3a795e">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#ce5f15">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>''' 03:28, 18 September 2025 (UTC)
		+	:::I saw your post on the community portal. Is he ghosting us?--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 15:08, 18 September 2025 (UTC)

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	Jeff, you need to come back. The wiki needs fixing. The 503 errors keep coming. The suggestion box continues piling up. It's full. We've made an archive to store the old one, and now it may need another very soon. Jeff, I fear that this wiki may fall if something is not done very soon. These errors have become too much. Only about 100 active editors remain. Only about twenty changes are made per day. People more than deserving of adminship (FaviFake and Victoria, to name a couple) are left abandoned by the only one who may bestow that right upon them. Jeff, the time has come for your return. The wiki needs you, Jeff. Come back. Please. Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al \|<span style="font-family:Atomic Age;font-size:12pt;color:red;">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al \|'''''Converse''''']]</sup>[[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al\|'''''My life choices''''']] 14:01, 27 August 2025 (UTC)		Jeff, you need to come back. The wiki needs fixing. The 503 errors keep coming. The suggestion box continues piling up. It's full. We've made an archive to store the old one, and now it may need another very soon. Jeff, I fear that this wiki may fall if something is not done very soon. These errors have become too much. Only about 100 active editors remain. Only about twenty changes are made per day. People more than deserving of adminship (FaviFake and Victoria, to name a couple) are left abandoned by the only one who may bestow that right upon them. Jeff, the time has come for your return. The wiki needs you, Jeff. Come back. Please. Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al \|<span style="font-family:Atomic Age;font-size:12pt;color:red;">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al \|'''''Converse''''']]</sup>[[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al\|'''''My life choices''''']] 14:01, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
	:Jeff, come back NOW. Recently, something very scary occurred, in which the site went down for 36 hours straight. WE NEED YOU BACK <big>NOW</big>.--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 17:40, 17 September 2025 (UTC)		:Jeff, come back NOW. Recently, something very scary occurred, in which the site went down for 36 hours straight. WE NEED YOU BACK <big>NOW</big>.--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 17:40, 17 September 2025 (UTC)
		+	::I shot him a quick, polite email 2 days ago. Still no response. We definitely know he's still around though-he tweeted 2 weeks ago. '''[[User:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:9pt;color:#3a795e">42.book.addict</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:42.book.addict\|<span style="font-family:Cormorant Garamond;font-size:6pt;color:#ce5f15">Talk to me!</span>]]</sup>''' 03:28, 18 September 2025 (UTC)

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	== Is anybody there? ==		== Is anybody there? ==
	Jeff, you need to come back. The wiki needs fixing. The 503 errors keep coming. The suggestion box continues piling up. It's full. We've made an archive to store the old one, and now it may need another very soon. Jeff, I fear that this wiki may fall if something is not done very soon. These errors have become too much. Only about 100 active editors remain. Only about twenty changes are made per day. People more than deserving of adminship (FaviFake and Victoria, to name a couple) are left abandoned by the only one who may bestow that right upon them. Jeff, the time has come for your return. The wiki needs you, Jeff. Come back. Please. Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al \|<span style="font-family:Atomic Age;font-size:12pt;color:red;">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al \|'''''Converse''''']]</sup>[[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al\|'''''My life choices''''']] 14:01, 27 August 2025 (UTC)		Jeff, you need to come back. The wiki needs fixing. The 503 errors keep coming. The suggestion box continues piling up. It's full. We've made an archive to store the old one, and now it may need another very soon. Jeff, I fear that this wiki may fall if something is not done very soon. These errors have become too much. Only about 100 active editors remain. Only about twenty changes are made per day. People more than deserving of adminship (FaviFake and Victoria, to name a couple) are left abandoned by the only one who may bestow that right upon them. Jeff, the time has come for your return. The wiki needs you, Jeff. Come back. Please. Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al \|<span style="font-family:Atomic Age;font-size:12pt;color:red;">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al \|'''''Converse''''']]</sup>[[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al\|'''''My life choices''''']] 14:01, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
		+	:Jeff, come back NOW. Recently, something very scary occurred, in which the site went down for 36 hours straight. WE NEED YOU BACK <big>NOW</big>.--'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#023020">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User_talk:DollarStoreBa'al\|<span style="color:#000080">converse</span>]]</sup> 17:40, 17 September 2025 (UTC)

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	:Heavy slew of errors here. PLEASE COME BACK!!!-[[User:Bb777\|me, hi]] ([[User talk:Bb777\|talk]]) 18:04, 26 May 2025 (UTC)		:Heavy slew of errors here. PLEASE COME BACK!!!-[[User:Bb777\|me, hi]] ([[User talk:Bb777\|talk]]) 18:04, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
	:I concur: we need help. -- [[User:Dtgriscom\|Dtgriscom]] ([[User talk:Dtgriscom\|talk]]) 21:12, 27 May 2025 (UTC)		:I concur: we need help. -- [[User:Dtgriscom\|Dtgriscom]] ([[User talk:Dtgriscom\|talk]]) 21:12, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
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		+	== Is anybody there? ==
		+	Jeff, you need to come back. The wiki needs fixing. The 503 errors keep coming. The suggestion box continues piling up. It's full. We've made an archive to store the old one, and now it may need another very soon. Jeff, I fear that this wiki may fall if something is not done very soon. These errors have become too much. Only about 100 active editors remain. Only about twenty changes are made per day. People more than deserving of adminship (FaviFake and Victoria, to name a couple) are left abandoned by the only one who may bestow that right upon them. Jeff, the time has come for your return. The wiki needs you, Jeff. Come back. Please. Sincerely, --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al \|<span style="font-family:Atomic Age;font-size:12pt;color:red;">DollarStoreBa'al</span>]]<sup>[[User talk:DollarStoreBa'al \|'''''Converse''''']]</sup>[[Special:Contributions/DollarStoreBa'al\|'''''My life choices''''']] 14:01, 27 August 2025 (UTC)