https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=explain_xkcd&feed=atom&action=historyexplain xkcd - Revision history2024-03-19T08:59:07ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=explain_xkcd&diff=313738&oldid=prevFaviFake: Fixed broken link (was a redirect)2023-05-22T10:17:51Z<p>Fixed broken link (was a redirect)</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><div class="plainlinks">'''explain xkcd''' was originally a blog, [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20091026122109/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2009/07/03/extrapolating/ created in July 2009] by [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120626125757/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/04/13/thanks-for-your-support/ Mike] and mostly written by [[User:Jeff|Jeff]] ([https://twitter.com/jeff_underscore @jeff_underscore]), who posted explanations of [[xkcd]] comics, occasionally [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120530084205/http://www.explainxkcd.com/author/bergsandwich/ helped by his friend Berg] ([https://twitter.com/ActuallyBerg @ActuallyBerg]) and by [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120627061354/http://www.explainxkcd.com/author/mike/ Mike]. The blog gradually [http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=explain+xkcd developed a significant following], and much interaction happened in the comments, especially for complex comics, where commenters pieced together all parts of [[Randall]]'s [[:Category:Large drawings|epic]] [[:Category:Dynamic comics|comics]] which would have taken way too much time for Jeff to do alone.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><div class="plainlinks">'''explain xkcd''' was originally a blog, [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20091026122109/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2009/07/03/extrapolating/ created in July 2009] by [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120626125757/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/04/13/thanks-for-your-support/ Mike] and mostly written by [[User:Jeff|Jeff]] ([https://twitter.com/jeff_underscore @jeff_underscore]), who posted explanations of [[xkcd]] comics, occasionally [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120530084205/http://www.explainxkcd.com/author/bergsandwich/ helped by his friend Berg] ([https://twitter.com/ActuallyBerg @ActuallyBerg]) and by [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120627061354/http://www.explainxkcd.com/author/mike/ Mike]. The blog gradually [http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=explain+xkcd developed a significant following], and much interaction happened in the comments, especially for complex comics, where commenters pieced together all parts of [[Randall]]'s [[:Category:Large drawings|epic]] [[:Category:Dynamic comics|comics]] which would have taken way too much time for Jeff to do alone.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Eventually, several people in the comments <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">starting </del>calling for the blog to be converted to a wiki, allowing its followers to chime in with corrections and even full explanations when Jeff would have less time. While [http://xkcd.wikia.com other] [http://xkcdexplained.wikia.com xkcd] [http://web.archive.org/web/20111114115351/http://xkcdexplained.com/ wikis] had been attempted before, none had managed to gain enough traction. explain xkcd, on the other hand, had a sizable community of commenters, which gave it better chances of pulling it off. In December 2011 Jeff [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120225195058/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2011/12/22/help-us-help-you-help-us/ trialled a new project] where people could submit explanations for old comics (published prior to the start of the blog), which he [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120417100853/http://www.explainxkcd.com/author/submission/ posted with due credit]. After a while, Jeff decided to make the switch and on 10 July 2012 [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?oldid=1 this wiki was created]. The announcement was made on the blog [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120812014246/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/07/31/converting-to-a-wiki/ a few days later]. The wiki has been gradually collecting explanations for [[List of all comics|all {{LATESTCOMIC}} xkcd comics]] and [[:Category:Meta|everything xkcd-related]]. Soon after its creation, following [[explain xkcd talk:Community portal/Proposals#Site logo|some discussion]], the community agreed on a [[:File:Logo.png|new logo]] made by [[User:Alek2407]], to replace the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/archive/c/c9/20120808112054%21Logo.png temporary one] Jeff had used.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Eventually, several people in the comments <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">started </ins>calling for the blog to be converted to a wiki, allowing its followers to chime in with corrections and even full explanations when Jeff would have less time. While [http://xkcd.wikia.com other] [http://xkcdexplained.wikia.com xkcd] [http://web.archive.org/web/20111114115351/http://xkcdexplained.com/ wikis] had been attempted before, none had managed to gain enough traction. explain xkcd, on the other hand, had a sizable community of commenters, which gave it better chances of pulling it off. In December 2011 Jeff [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120225195058/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2011/12/22/help-us-help-you-help-us/ trialled a new project] where people could submit explanations for old comics (published prior to the start of the blog), which he [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120417100853/http://www.explainxkcd.com/author/submission/ posted with due credit]. After a while, Jeff decided to make the switch and on 10 July 2012 [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?oldid=1 this wiki was created]. The announcement was made on the blog [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120812014246/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/07/31/converting-to-a-wiki/ a few days later]. The wiki has been gradually collecting explanations for [[List of all comics|all {{LATESTCOMIC}} xkcd comics]] and [[:Category:Meta|everything xkcd-related]]. Soon after its creation, following [[explain xkcd talk:Community portal/Proposals#Site logo|some discussion]], the community agreed on a [[:File:Logo.png|new logo]] made by [[User:Alek2407]], to replace the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/archive/c/c9/20120808112054%21Logo.png temporary one] Jeff had used.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Eventually, several people in the comments starting calling for the blog to be converted to a wiki, allowing its followers to chime in with corrections and even full explanations when Jeff would have less time. While [http://xkcd.wikia.com other] [http://xkcdexplained.wikia.com xkcd] [http://web.archive.org/web/20111114115351/http://xkcdexplained.com/ wikis] had been attempted before, none had managed to gain enough traction. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Explain </del>xkcd, on the other hand, had a sizable community of commenters, which gave it better chances of pulling it off. In December 2011 Jeff [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120225195058/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2011/12/22/help-us-help-you-help-us/ trialled a new project] where people could submit explanations for old comics (published prior to the start of the blog), which he [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120417100853/http://www.explainxkcd.com/author/submission/ posted with due credit]. After a while, Jeff decided to make the switch and on 10 July 2012 [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?oldid=1 this wiki was created]. The announcement was made on the blog [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120812014246/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/07/31/converting-to-a-wiki/ a few days later]. The wiki has been gradually collecting explanations for [[List of all comics|all {{LATESTCOMIC}} xkcd comics]] and [[:Category:Meta|everything xkcd-related]]. Soon after its creation, following [[explain xkcd talk:Community portal/Proposals#Site logo|some discussion]], the community agreed on a [[:File:Logo.png|new logo]] made by [[User:Alek2407]], to replace the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/archive/c/c9/20120808112054%21Logo.png temporary one] Jeff had used.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Eventually, several people in the comments starting calling for the blog to be converted to a wiki, allowing its followers to chime in with corrections and even full explanations when Jeff would have less time. While [http://xkcd.wikia.com other] [http://xkcdexplained.wikia.com xkcd] [http://web.archive.org/web/20111114115351/http://xkcdexplained.com/ wikis] had been attempted before, none had managed to gain enough traction. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">explain </ins>xkcd, on the other hand, had a sizable community of commenters, which gave it better chances of pulling it off. In December 2011 Jeff [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120225195058/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2011/12/22/help-us-help-you-help-us/ trialled a new project] where people could submit explanations for old comics (published prior to the start of the blog), which he [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120417100853/http://www.explainxkcd.com/author/submission/ posted with due credit]. After a while, Jeff decided to make the switch and on 10 July 2012 [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?oldid=1 this wiki was created]. The announcement was made on the blog [http://wayback.archive.org/web/20120812014246/http://www.explainxkcd.com/2012/07/31/converting-to-a-wiki/ a few days later]. The wiki has been gradually collecting explanations for [[List of all comics|all {{LATESTCOMIC}} xkcd comics]] and [[:Category:Meta|everything xkcd-related]]. Soon after its creation, following [[explain xkcd talk:Community portal/Proposals#Site logo|some discussion]], the community agreed on a [[:File:Logo.png|new logo]] made by [[User:Alek2407]], to replace the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/archive/c/c9/20120808112054%21Logo.png temporary one] Jeff had used.</div></td></tr>
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