Welcome!

[Ch00f]

Hey, Ch00f here! Welcome to the xkcd could be better message board. Here are a few notes on how the message board works.

Every time Randall posts a comic, I will remove the dialogue from the comic and post it in a new thread as soon as I can. Then, you guys are free to manipulate the images as much as you like and post them as replies. The threads are also open for general dialogue, but spammers will be dealt with accordingly.

Tips for modifying images:

• If you haven't already, download the xkcd font, "Humor-Sans" from www.antiyawn.com/uploads/Humor-Sans.ttf. It's a true-type font which should install into whatever operating system you're using. The font looks pretty convincing if you keep the font sizes down to xkcd-style sizes. Randall always writes in ALL CAPS, so there really isn't a point of having a lower-case. Because of this, the lowercase letters are just the uppercase letters sampled from different comics. If you write in CaMeL caps, you'll get a more varied sampling of letter styles and make it just a little bit more convincing. Also, try typing £,¢,€, and ± for fun results!
  
  
• When you have your image doctored up, you will have to find a place to stick it online. There are several services that allow you to do this such as flickr, photobucket, and tinypic. Any one will do. Once you have the picture online, use the [img]Image URL Here[/img] tag to attach it to your thread post (you can also just type in the URL of the image, hi-light it, and click the image button under "Add tags" on the posting window.
  
  
• Unfortunately, the proboards markup language does not allow for alt-texts, so if you want to include one, write it like this:[color=White]Alt Text Here[/color] This will write the text in white like this: Hai! and make it invisible unless your reader hi-lights it. Not quite the same thing, but the same overall effect.
  

This site allows you to post anonymously, but if you choose to create an account, head over to your profile page (link at top) and you can choose your avatar and display name (fun stuff!).

That's about all I have to say. Happy improving!

~Ch00f

[doctorscience]

I have a bunch of edits from older comics. Can we get a misc. thread?

[Ch00f]

Apr 12, 2009 23:50:39 GMT -5 doctorscience said:

I have a bunch of edits from older comics. Can we get a misc. thread?

All of the comics that have been on the xkcdcouldbebetter blog are listed in the threads. If you're referring to comics older than that, then sure. I'll add a Misc thread.

[doctorscience]

Yeah, I have some from 2007 and 2008. Just a bunch of random edits using the random button.

[Ch00f]

Apr 12, 2009 23:53:25 GMT -5 doctorscience said:

Yeah, I have some from 2007 and 2008. Just a bunch of random edits using the random button.

Ask and you shall receive xkcdcouldbebetter.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=16

[Amanda]

Yay ch00f! I appreciate your avatar.

I am wondering now if I care enough to register....

[Schadenfreude]

How do I download that?

[operator]

I'm actually a xkcd lover, so I might be a bit wrong here... But anyway, I just wanted to tell you all that there is a thread at the official xkcd forums for modifying comics, at www.echochamber.me/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22741
It has A LOT of remade comics (literally thousands), even if I guess some of them might still have the xkcd-style humor that seems to be quite disliked here. I hope at least someone will like them.

[anonymous]

bitches don't know bout my humor sans

[operator]

To be fair:
* The font was created at around page 74 (currently 90) and only 2.5 months ago, so expect some time for it to catch on.
* There is no central repository for information about the thread, so it's all up to individual authors what they use.
* A lot of the forum users don't visit this place very often, for obvious reasons.
* Lots of comics are made using copy-paste, because it looks more real.
* People DO use it (look at for example page 90).

Also, I have linked to it, so it's not completely unknown. And please don't be a bitch about it. It's a COMIC, for Christ's sake.

[Malethoth K]

Because xkcd just wasn't sexy enough: Fanart of Mr. Hat.

(Is this the right thread for this kind of thing, Choof?)

[Ch00f]

Jun 17, 2009 0:55:54 GMT -5 @Malethoth K said:

Because xkcd just wasn't sexy enough: Fanart of Mr. Hat.

(Is this the right thread for this kind of thing, Choof?)

I was thinking more in the Misc thread, but I don't think there's any truly wrong place to post something as awesome as Sexy Mr. Hat.

[snoogkraktor]

Bump of ancient thread but... does this proboards program like... hate... the ability to save drafts?

Or am I missing something. I was going to make a bunch of future-threads with a template to speed up the process, or just one draft I could re-use over and over... but there is no function I see.

I am sad panda.

[Nishant]

Hey ch00f,

Has this thread been stopped? I just stumbled onto your site. And agree about the whole xkcd falling apart at the seams thing. It would be fun to try and re-make the comic text!

But I don't see any of the xkcd comics here with the text removed.

[Casualobserver]

Lol, this site is hilarious! Did Randall do something mean to you in highschool or something? Well focussed revenge ... the only demographic that may read this is his target audience Passive/aggressive responses from commenters had me lollin! Keep it up, everyone is so awkward and disturbed!!! It's like, meta-petty!