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Created new forum at Man in Space's request. Enjoy!
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So why is it called "End Matter"? Is it some joke I'm not getting?
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Thanks zompist!
Rounin Ryuuji wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:43 am So why is it called "End Matter"? Is it some joke I'm not getting?
If it helps, I don’t understand the name either…
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"End Matter" in publishing refers to the stuff after the main text, such as the appendixes, indexes, references, and so forth. The name of the forum is probably a reference to it being similarly placed at the end of the list of forums. Or so I think.
Self-referential signatures are for people too boring to come up with more interesting alternatives.
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alice wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:45 am "End Matter" in publishing refers to the stuff after the main text, such as the appendixes, indexes, references, and so forth. The name of the forum is probably a reference to it being similarly placed at the end of the list of forums. Or so I think.
Well, that much I figured out myself… but even so, the name is still a lot less descriptive than those of all the other subfora!
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And what if, at some point in the future, there's a desire for yet another forum?
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I assume it would be placed above End Matter.
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alice wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:45 am "End Matter" in publishing refers to the stuff after the main text, such as the appendixes, indexes, references, and so forth.
I guess the solution to zompist's little joke is right here. :-)
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hwhatting wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:19 am
alice wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:45 am "End Matter" in publishing refers to the stuff after the main text, such as the appendixes, indexes, references, and so forth.
I guess the solution to zompist's little joke is right here. :-)
Ah-ha! Ha ha ha, very funny…
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yay for unconscious self-revelation!
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hwhatting wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:19 am
alice wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:45 am "End Matter" in publishing refers to the stuff after the main text, such as the appendixes, indexes, references, and so forth.
I guess the solution to zompist's little joke is right here. :-)
You can blame me for that joke. I figured a bit of levity wouldn’t hurt.
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