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'''Oddworld Questions & Answers''' ('''Oddworld Q&A''') is a series of threads stickied in Oddworld Discussion on the [[Oddworld Forums]]. These threads are provided as a place to ask simple questions for which a simple answer is expected instead of generating ongoing discussion, thus reducing the number of short-lived, low-content threads in Oddworld Discussion. It is also a media request thread, allowing members to ask for images, audio, videos and links. Only one thread is active at a time, with new editions created as the current incarnation grows to a length prohibitive to browsing.
<b><dfn>Oddworld Questions & Answers</dfn></b> (<b>Oddworld <abbr title="Questions & Answers">Q&A</abbr></b>) is a series of threads stickied in Oddworld Discussion on the [[Oddworld Forums]]. These threads are provided as a place to ask simple questions for which a simple answer is expected instead of generating ongoing discussion, thus reducing the number of short-lived, low-content threads in Oddworld Discussion. It is also a media request thread, allowing members to ask for images, audio, videos and links. Only one thread is active at a time, with new editions created as the current incarnation grows to a length prohibitive to browsing.


It is not unusual for discussion to arise in Oddworld Q&A threads, particularly when there is no official answer so there is much room for speculation. Sometimes this grows to the point that a moderator splits this discussion into its own thread. Conversely, threads containing questions that should have been asked in Oddworld Q&A are frequently merged with the current Q&A thread. There is no formal structure to the process, so any question may be answered at any point in time, with the addressing of several questions overlapping in time and sharing posts.
It is not unusual for discussion to arise in Oddworld Questions & Answers threads, particularly when the absence of an official answer provides room for speculation. Sometimes this grows to the point that a moderator splits this discussion into its own thread. Conversely, threads containing questions that should have been asked in Oddworld <abbr title="Questions & Answers">Q&A</abbr> are frequently merged with the current <abbr title="Questions & Answers">Q&A</abbr> thread. There is no formal structure to the process, so any question may be answered at any point in time, with the addressing of several questions overlapping in time and sharing posts.


== History ==
== History ==
The first edition of Oddworld Questions & Answers was created by TheKhanzumer in October 2002 in an attempt to reduce the number of short-lived threads in General Oddworld Discussion; it was stickied by [[Xavier]] less than five hours later, and proved so popular that a replacement was required within a year, created by Xavier. The third edition, as with every edition since, was created by [[Max the Mug]].
The first edition of Oddworld Questions & Answers was created by TheKhanzumer in <time datetime="2002-10-24T20:11:26Z">October 2002</time> in an attempt to reduce the number of short-lived threads in General Oddworld Discussion; it was stickied by [[Xavier]] less than five hours later, and proved so popular that a replacement was required within a year, created by Xavier. The third edition, as with every edition since, was created by [[Wil|Max the Mug]].


The fourth edition replaced both the previous thread and the Picture Request threads, a similar series for the requesting of images started by Xavier in February 2002 to share his extensive archive of [[Oddworld]] images. Its eighth edition was planned as its final incarnation as The Oddworld Graphics Gallery (TOGG) was planned for release in the near future, but it was expected that some members would still request missing, forgotten or other pictures. Oddworld Q&A Vα broadened this feature to requests for other media and links.
The fourth edition replaced both the previous thread and the <b><dfn>Picture Request</dfn></b> threads, a similar series for the requesting of images started by Xavier in <time datetime="2002-02-22T19:36:21Z">February 2002</time> to share his extensive archive of [[Oddworld]] images. Its eighth edition was planned as its final incarnation as [[The Oddworld Graphics Gallery]] (<abbr title="The Oddworld Graphics Gallery">TOGG</abbr>) was planned for release in the near future, but it was expected that some members would still request missing, forgotten or other pictures. ‘Oddworld Questions & Answers Vα’ broadened this feature to requests for other media and links.


Oddworld Questions and Answers includes an alpha because an original fifth edition was created, but was amongst the data lost during an unsuccessful attempt to update the vBulletin software powering the Oddworld Forums. Subsequent improvements to vBulletin’s search feature has allowed Q&A threads to remain active and usable for longer.
‘Oddworld Questions and Answers Vα’ includes an alpha in its title because an original fifth edition was created, but was amongst the data lost during an unsuccessful attempt to update the vBulletin software powering the Oddworld Forums. Subsequent improvements to vBulletin's search feature has allowed <abbr title="Questions & Answers">Q&A</abbr> threads to remain active and usable for longer.


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‘Oddworld Questions & Answers IX’ was the last thread in the series, with the last post to it made in <time datetime="2016-11-05T17:34">November 2016</time>.
 
== Editions ==
=== Oddworld Questions & Answers ===
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! scope="col" | Edition
! scope="col" | Edition
! scope="col" | Creation
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! scope="col" | Posts
! scope="col" | Posts
! scope="col" | Duration (days)
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|-
|-
| [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=6706 Oddworld Questions and Answers]
| 1 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=6706 Oddworld Questions and Answers]
| 24 October 2002 || 301 || 241
| <time datetime="2002-10-24T20:11:26Z">24 October 2002</time> || &#8199;301 || &#8199;241
|-
| 2 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=8353 Oddworld Questions and Answers 2]
| <time datetime="2003-06-22T18:49:53Z">22 June 2003</time> || &#8199;347 || &#8199;319
|-
| 3 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=10017 Oddworld Questions and Answers III]
| <time datetime="2004-05-06T05:07:47Z">6 May 2004</time> || &#8199;505 || &#8199;626
|-
|-
| [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=8353 Oddworld Questions and Answers 2]
| 4 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=13279 Oddworld Questions and Answers IV]
| 22 June 2003 || 347 || 319
| <time datetime="2006-01-19T19:22">19 January 2006</time> || &#8199;588 || &#8199;224
|-
|-
| [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=10017 Oddworld Questions and Answers III]
| 5 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=14386 Oddworld Questions and Answers ]
| 6 May 2004 || 505 || 626
| <time datetime="2006-09-31T20:32">31 August 2006</time> || &#8199;603 || &#8199;139
|-
|-
| [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=13279 Oddworld Questions and Answers IV]
| 6 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=14890 Oddworld Questions & Answers VI]
| 19 January 2006 || 588 || 224
| <time datetime="2007-01-17T19:58">17 January 2007</time> || 1441 || &#8199;389
|-
|-
| [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=14386 Oddworld Questions and Answers ]
| 7 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=16599 Oddworld Questions & Answers VII]
| 31 August 2006 || 603 || 139
| <time datetime="2008-02-10T11:08">10 February 2008</time> || 1545 || &#8199;778
|-
|-
| [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=14890 Oddworld Questions & Answers VI]
| 8 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=19094 Oddworld Questions & Answers VIII]
| 17 January 2007 || 1441 || 389
| <time datetime="2010-03-19T19:00">19 March 2010</time> || 1505 || 1342
|-
|-
| [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=16599 Oddworld Questions & Answers VII]
| 9 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://owforums.net/showthread.php?t=21432 Oddworld Questions & Answers IX]
| 10 February 2008 || 1545 || 778
| <time datetime="2013-11-20T13:38">20 November 2013</time> || &#8199;412 || 1081
|-
|-
| [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=19094 Oddworld Questions & Answers VIII]
| 19 March 2010 || colspan="2" | ongoing
|}
|}


== External links ==
=== Picture Request ===
* Oddworld Questions & Answers
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** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=6706 Oddworld Questions and Answers]
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** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=8353 Oddworld Questions and Answers 2]
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Title
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=10017 Oddworld Questions and Answers III]
! scope="col" data-sort-type="date" | Creation
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=13279 Oddworld Questions and Answers IV]
! scope="col" | Posts
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=14386 Oddworld Questions and Answers Vα]
! scope="col" | Duration (days)
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=14890 Oddworld Questions & Answers VI]
|-
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=16599 Oddworld Questions & Answers VII]
| 1 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=4084 Picture request]
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=19094 Oddworld Questions & Answers VIII]
| <time datetime="2002-02-22T19:36:21Z">22 February 2002</time> || &#8199;44 || &#8199;&#8199;6
* Picture Request
|-
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=4084 Picture Request]
| 2 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=4301 Picture request second edition]
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=4301 Picture Request Second Edition]
| <time datetime="2002-03-08T01:04:31Z">8 March 2002</time> || 152 || &#8199;37
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=4793 Picture Request No III]
|-
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=5167 Picture Request No 4]
| 3 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=4793 Picture request n° III]
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=6274 Picture Request Fifth Edition]
| <time datetime="2002-04-14T14:03:15Z">14 April 2002</time> || 184 || &#8199;37
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=6861 Picture Request Number IV]
|-
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=8352 Picture Request No Se7en]
| 4 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=5167 Picture request n° 4 !]
** [http://www.oddworldforums.net/showthread.php?t=11266 Picture Request Version 8·0]
| <time datetime="2002-05-22T01:49:14Z">22 May 2002</time> || 144 || 104
|-
| 5 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=6274 Picture Request Fifth Edition]
| <time datetime="2002-09-03T21:47:36Z">3 September 2002</time> || 248 || &#8199;74
|-
| 6 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=6861 Picture request number VI!]
| <time datetime="2002-11-16T02:54:01Z">16 November 2002</time> || 325 || 218
|-
| 7 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=8352 Picture Request Se7en]
| <time datetime="2003-06-22T18:35:53Z">22 June 2003</time> || 452 || 319
|-
| 8 || style="text-align: left;" | [http://www.owforums.net/showthread.php?t=11266 Picture Request Version 8.0]
| <time datetime="2004-05-06T17:15:49Z">6 May 2004</time> || 617 || 691
|-
|}
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Latest revision as of 03:15, 6 June 2021

Oddworld Questions & Answers (Oddworld Q&A) is a series of threads stickied in Oddworld Discussion on the Oddworld Forums. These threads are provided as a place to ask simple questions for which a simple answer is expected instead of generating ongoing discussion, thus reducing the number of short-lived, low-content threads in Oddworld Discussion. It is also a media request thread, allowing members to ask for images, audio, videos and links. Only one thread is active at a time, with new editions created as the current incarnation grows to a length prohibitive to browsing.

It is not unusual for discussion to arise in Oddworld Questions & Answers threads, particularly when the absence of an official answer provides room for speculation. Sometimes this grows to the point that a moderator splits this discussion into its own thread. Conversely, threads containing questions that should have been asked in Oddworld Q&A are frequently merged with the current Q&A thread. There is no formal structure to the process, so any question may be answered at any point in time, with the addressing of several questions overlapping in time and sharing posts.

History

The first edition of Oddworld Questions & Answers was created by TheKhanzumer in in an attempt to reduce the number of short-lived threads in General Oddworld Discussion; it was stickied by Xavier less than five hours later, and proved so popular that a replacement was required within a year, created by Xavier. The third edition, as with every edition since, was created by Max the Mug.

The fourth edition replaced both the previous thread and the Picture Request threads, a similar series for the requesting of images started by Xavier in to share his extensive archive of Oddworld images. Its eighth edition was planned as its final incarnation as The Oddworld Graphics Gallery (TOGG) was planned for release in the near future, but it was expected that some members would still request missing, forgotten or other pictures. ‘Oddworld Questions & Answers Vα’ broadened this feature to requests for other media and links.

‘Oddworld Questions and Answers Vα’ includes an alpha in its title because an original fifth edition was created, but was amongst the data lost during an unsuccessful attempt to update the vBulletin software powering the Oddworld Forums. Subsequent improvements to vBulletin's search feature has allowed Q&A threads to remain active and usable for longer.

‘Oddworld Questions & Answers IX’ was the last thread in the series, with the last post to it made in .

Editions

Oddworld Questions & Answers

Edition Title Creation Posts Duration (days)
1 Oddworld Questions and Answers  301  241
2 Oddworld Questions and Answers 2  347  319
3 Oddworld Questions and Answers III  505  626
4 Oddworld Questions and Answers IV  588  224
5 Oddworld Questions and Answers Vα  603  139
6 Oddworld Questions & Answers VI 1441  389
7 Oddworld Questions & Answers VII 1545  778
8 Oddworld Questions & Answers VIII 1505 1342
9 Oddworld Questions & Answers IX  412 1081

Picture Request

Edition Title Creation Posts Duration (days)
1 Picture request  44   6
2 Picture request second edition 152  37
3 Picture request n° III 184  37
4 Picture request n° 4 ! 144 104
5 Picture Request Fifth Edition 248  74
6 Picture request number VI! 325 218
7 Picture Request n° Se7en 452 319
8 Picture Request Version 8.0 617 691