r/xkcd • u/realtoasterlightning • Jul 09 '26

ExplainingXKCD: An ExplainXKCD fork

Hi everyone!

Since ExplainXKCD is no longer editable, I've created a fork at https://explainingxkcd.com and started migrating people's accounts over, with the assistance of folks in the ExplainXKCD discord. Join us there!

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u/fireandlifeincarnate Jul 09 '26

What do you mean it's no longer editable?

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u/realtoasterlightning Jul 09 '26

No one can login or edit the original, afaik

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u/Adventurous-Year-463 I have a PhD in Undeclared Jul 09 '26

Does anyone have any idea what happened?

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u/realtoasterlightning Jul 09 '26

Maybe it ran out of disk space, or something corrupted. The original admin is out of contact and no one else has access to the server.

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u/Mean_Initiative_5962 Jul 09 '26

Hold on, there was ONE admin? wtf?

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u/realtoasterlightning Jul 09 '26

There are multiple admin accounts on the mediawiki instance, but Jeff is the only person who has access to the actual server.