Editing Talk:2018: Wall Art

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Wohooo, XKCD#2018! XKCD is finally older than the current year. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.93.219|162.158.93.219]] 13:12, 11 July 2018 (UTC) Michael

:Woohoo! I have been waiting for this moment since at least xkcd 1750 or so, too bad the comic doesn't acknowledge it ;) [[Special:Contributions/172.69.130.40|172.69.130.40]] 20:18, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

:Nope, it will be true for XKCD#2019. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.22|141.101.98.22]] 13:19, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

:We can add a trivia: This is the only comic with a number the same as its release year. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.51.226|172.68.51.226]] 13:41, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

::Unless Randall gets reeeaaally slow with his comics. I was honestly expecting to see some sort of joke about 2018 here today. [[User:HisHighestMinion|HisHighestMinion]] ([[User talk:HisHighestMinion|talk]]) 13:54, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

:Yeah, I was hoping for something acknowledging the year/comic number [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.19|173.245.54.19]] 14:13, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

:: ...You don't think this is acknowledging the year? It's all about how much time has passed. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.238|108.162.249.238]] 00:19, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

:I should have known I wouldn't be the first to point out some trivia for an XKCD comic... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.100|162.158.75.100]] 18:02, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

:Gotta paint 'em all [[User:Arachrah|Arachrah]] ([[User talk:Arachrah|talk]]) 18:31, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

:Anyone else think the picture at the bottom ''kinda'' looks like a Metapod, or am I just squinting at too few pixels again? [[User:PvOberstein|PvOberstein]] ([[User talk:PvOberstein|talk]]) 22:24, 11 July 2018 (UTC) 

:At least it is not about five foot by four, white with some fine diagonal white lines. Because that would mean white hat had to have a painting of an exterior landscape seen through a window - and I am not sure who would have the daub. [[User:Arachrah|Arachrah]] ([[User talk:Arachrah|talk]]) 22:36, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

:Yeah I'm deeply disappointed that Randall didn't do something cooler for this comic [[Special:Contributions/162.158.2.82|162.158.2.82]] 13:43, 12 July 2018 (UTC) 

I added a line to the description about how Randall's comics can help nerds feel community around how we tend to miss major parts of culture and social norms.  I think it's possible that this is part of why his comics found such success, and could bear some more integration into this site.  [[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.4|172.68.54.4]] 23:10, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Can anyone identify if any of the paintings actually contain specific pokemon? [[User:Heyoceama|Heyoceama]] ([[User talk:Heyoceama|talk]]) 18:25, 12 July 2018 (UTC)
:I don't think they are meant to look like any specific pokémon, and also I do not really think that it looks like a Metapod... (I have all the released pokémon in Pokémon Go... except a few regionals ;) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:18, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
:I am probably too late to answer this. Two and a half years too late. Still, Here are my pokémon guesses! The biggest one on the top that is grey-ish, that's a Mimikyu. It's flying around, so I think it's Acerola's ghost Mimikyu (from Sun and Moon the anime). To the left of it is two pokémon, the bottom one is a Nidoran♂ or Nidoran♀, and the other is something looking like a bat, maybe a Noibat or Golbat? To the right of Mimikyu, there are two paintings. The grey one at the top is a Pyukumuku that seems to be missing spikes, either in low detail because of low resolution, or because a bad artist painted it. Or maybe it's a different Pokémon. Under it is a spider-like thing, maybe Spinarak, Dewpider, Ariados Galvantula, or Araquanid. The thing that someone thought was a Metapod looks a bit like a Metapod. To the right of it seems to be a Caterpie. That greatly influenced my thinking that the very dark one directly to the left of Metapod is a Butterfree. I have no idea what that last one is. [[User:ThePineapple11|ThePineapple11]] ([[User talk:ThePineapple11|talk]]) 11:43, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

I fell like the {{Citation needed}} joke has fallen on the wayside, so I'm here to revive it. That is all. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.33.233|172.69.33.233]] 00:16, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
: I took it right back out, because as a joke it's lazy and overdone. — [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.185|108.162.221.185]] 21:52, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
:: It depends. {{Citation needed}} [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 08:48, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
::Agree with taking it out. It should only be used where a citation is actually needed. And if that is provided it should be deleted --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 12:40, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
:::It really feels like the people who find it tired, repetitive and played out should realize and accept that there are those of us who DON'T get tired of it, and tend to enjoy it (at least when done cleverly and not trying TOO hard). :) Please leave them in! They don't hurt anybody. [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 05:25, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
::::I am a person {{Citation needed}} and I think {{Citation needed}} that if you want "people who find it tired, repetitive and played out" to "realize and accept that there are those of us who DON'T get tired of it, and tend to enjoy it (at least when done cleverly and not trying TOO hard)", then there is a {{Citation needed}} to support that claim.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.59.4|162.158.59.4]] 01:11, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

I'm quite disappointed that #2018 doesn't reference the year *sigh* At least it's one I can REALLY identify with, I have no idea what to put on my walls, so my walls stay mostly bare, LOL! [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 05:25, 20 July 2018 (UTC)