# What's going on w/ xkcd.com? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 1, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-w-xkcd-com/443594 "2008-04-01T22:43:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-w-xkcd-com/443594/1 "2008-04-01T22:43:22Z")
> **[Inspiraling Roundabout](https://xkcd.com/)** When I go to that website, I get “Questionable Content” (a different webcomic) instead. Why come? -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-w-xkcd-com/443594/2 "2008-04-01T22:45:06Z")
Several other webcomics have swaped places as well. I suspect an april fools joke (as well as a good cross advertising scheme). ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-w-xkcd-com/443594/3 "2008-04-01T22:53:25Z")
Ahhhh… ok. Now I get it. [questionablecontent.net](http://questionablecontent.net) explains everything. -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-w-xkcd-com/443594/4 "2008-04-01T22:54:28Z")
[QUOTE=Simplicio] Several other webcomics have swaped places as well. I suspect an april fools joke (as well as a good cross advertising scheme). [/QUOTE] Yeah, I just figured this out. :smack: -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-w-xkcd-com/443594/5 "2008-04-01T23:10:44Z")
[QUOTE=Frylock] Ahhhh… ok. Now I get it. [questionablecontent.net](http://questionablecontent.net) explains everything. -FrL- [/QUOTE] Dude - that link is NSFW. Warning next time, please? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-w-xkcd-com/443594/6 "2008-04-01T23:13:17Z")
That would be questionablecontent. **net** ---
**Author:** ![Juggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/juggler/32/3194_2.png) [@Juggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juggler)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-w-xkcd-com/443594/7 "2008-04-01T23:16:39Z")
You will find xkcd at [http://www.qwantz.com/](http://www.qwantz.com/) today. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-w-xkcd-com/443594/8 "2008-04-01T23:26:33Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Excellent] Dude - that link is NSFW. Warning next time, please? [/QUOTE] It was probably unintentional. I’ve typed “.com” several times (the work safe webcomic is [questionablecontent.net](http://questionablecontent.net)). Basically for everyone interested. Questionable Content = [xkcd.com](http://xkcd.com) XKCD = [quantz.com](http://quantz.com) (Dinosaur Comics) Dinosaur Comics = [Questionablecontent.net](http://Questionablecontent.net) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-w-xkcd-com/443594/9 "2008-04-01T23:45:17Z")
[QUOTE=Jragon] It was probably unintentional. I’ve typed “.com” several times (the work safe webcomic is [questionablecontent.net](http://questionablecontent.net)). Basically for everyone interested. Questionable Content = [xkcd.com](http://xkcd.com) XKCD = [quantz.com](http://quantz.com) (Dinosaur Comics) Dinosaur Comics = [Questionablecontent.net](http://Questionablecontent.net) [/QUOTE] Gotcha - thanks for the clarification, Jragon. ---
**Author:** ![coffinjumper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@coffinjumper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffinjumper)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-w-xkcd-com/443594/10 "2008-04-02T02:01:56Z")
Thanks guys, just coming to post this question. Ah, the perils of ignoring the calander