YES

YES

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YES

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This is one of 52 incomplete explanations: This page was created recently. Add more information about it and mention if it has ever changed, etc. Mention the related comic NO and the likely use of these comic (for example, in a "relevant xkcd" comment). There are many other xkcd pages like this and we're trying to decide how to add them to the wiki. Please see explain xkcd:Community portal/Proposals#Misc pages for more. If you can fix this issue, edit the page!

This comic is only available on xkcd.com/yes. The earliest date this comic became available in the Wayback Machine is March 6, 2014 but it has likely been created before that date. In fact, according to a blog post published on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 by Alexis Ohanian, the cofounder of Reddit, Randall mentioned using the similar comic NO to help him use Reddit less. However, YES was likely created for a different purpose, as it wouldn't make much sense.

5:06:03 PM xkcd-dude: I hope you aren't hurt
5:06:13 PM xkcd-dude: but I've added a line to my hosts file
5:06:28 PM xkcd-dude: so reddit resolves to localhost
5:06:36 PM xkcd-dude: where this page is served: http://xkcd.com/no/

—Randall Munroe, "a clip from roficon - starring xkcd!"

According to Ohanian, his personal blog was created "so [he wouldn't] clutter [their] reddit dev blog. [...] This blog used to be a glimpse into web 2.0 startup life, but now that [they]'ve sold out, it's an assortment of design/startup/geek-related things."

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[There is no image, just one big word:]

YES

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This is not a comic, but a webpage on xkcd.com There are many other similar xkcd webpages, some of which are explained here. Explain xkcd is trying to decide how they should be treated. You are welcome to help us decide how we should categorise, call, or present these kinds of explanations. Kindly leave a comment here. This page should not be categorized until we decide how to explain these non-comics (see discussion above).

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Caliban (talk) 11:25, 13 March 2025 (UTC)

there is a page on xkcd with just a large word, yes.

... i do not compute with this information. -- 162.158.162.102 (talk) 06:33, 8 May 2025 (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

currently 404--me, hi (talk) 23:50, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Not on my end. --FaviFake (talk) 21:19, 10 June 2025 (UTC)
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