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Wipqozn

10:00 PM

thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that was soo informational! — Bosspvz2 14 secs ago

uh... so I'm just pointing this out to @badp

I'm just getting a red flag going off in my head

That there might be some alt account manipulation going on here

badp

@Wipqozn thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that was soo informational!

Wipqozn

@badp you're welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

badp

That said. No. I don't think so.

Wipqozn

Although the only upvote that is from me, an d the question has none, so never mind.

GnomeSlice

@RedRiderX It's a full album.

Brant

10:03 PM

Why does that question have -4 anyway? Seems perfectly sensible to me.

RedRiderX

@GnomeSlice Oh.

GnomeSlice

@RedRiderX Yer

Wipqozn

@Brant Except for the part where he only seems to be asking since he closed the tab on the pokemonxy website

GnomeSlice

@RedRiderX Also check out albums.signalpathmusic.com/album/habitats

Lazers

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Q: HL: Source flashlight not working

When I try to turn on the flashlight, it doesn't light anything up, and instead gives me lots of lag. It only lights up ragdolls, from what I've seen.

Wipqozn

10:08 PM

for one- i forgot. but u seriously didnt have to put a minus just 4 that(if u put a minus) — Bosspvz2 2 mins ago

I don't understand what he's trying to say

or why he's asking

He's already found the answer to his question.

Why is he asking us instead of just going to the website again?

FEichinger

JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!‌!!!!!!!!!!! — Bosspvz2 2 mins ago

wat.

Ullallulloo

@Wipqozn "One reason is that I forgot, but you didn't have to downvote just because of that. (That is, if you downvoted me.)"

Wipqozn

@Ullallulloo I know what he siad, it just doesn't make any sense.

He forgot to check the website? That he just mentioned in the quesiton he was asking about?

Ullallulloo

@Wipqozn Okay, yeah, that doesn't make sense either.

Wipqozn

Hence why I downvoted.

He's already found the answer. He knows how to find it again. I don't understand.

FEichinger

10:18 PM

uhhhhhhhhhh................ why did i get a minus..... this has already been answered so it has been CLEARLY understood by ONE person! — Bosspvz2 3 mins ago

sigh

GnomeSlice

@FEichinger Why did that one get a minus though?

I tried but it didnt work — Bosspvz2 1 hour ago

lol he accepted the answer anyway

Wipqozn

This guy doesn't make sense.

FEichinger

@GnomeSlice Looking at the profile, someone went on a downvoting spree. But nevertheless, the user -- What @Wipqozn said.

Wipqozn

Yeah, I don't see anything wrong with the quesiton myself, so my first thought was downvote spree too.

FEichinger

gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/135459/… <-- Two answers on one question.

GnomeSlice

10:21 PM

Also, I'm not sure I really agree with the downvotes on the pokemon evolution one

Isn't the goal to generate traffic

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice No.

FEichinger

@GnomeSlice Yeh, and I'm not gonna bother explaining this to you.

Wipqozn

The goal is to make the internet a better place.

We're not supposed to generate- how many times have we had this conversation with you?

FEichinger

The user needs an introduction to the site. Anyone have a friendly way of nudging them towards the help centre?

Wipqozn

Traffic isn't be all and end all of stack exchange.

Lazers

10:22 PM

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Q: Can a game purchased from the nintendo store be moved to a different console

If I got a game from the nintendo store can I move that game from my 3DS to a different one or is that game permanently stuck on the console that you buy it on. If you 3DS broke could you redownload it on your new one? Can you give a game to your friend if you got it online?

3ds nintendo

Wipqozn

We're not supposed to sacrifice quality in the name of traffic.

We're not Yahoo! Answers.

and has already been said in chat the downvotes are because the question doesn't make any sense.

He already found the answer.

Why is he asking?

GnomeSlice

@FEichinger It's not very hard to be friendly.

FEichinger

The question is literally "I'm too lazy to check the website again, so tell me."

@GnomeSlice It's also not very hard to make a meta. points at yesterday's discussion

GnomeSlice

@FEichinger Yes it is. I have a lot of trouble with good meta posts.

badp

o__o

FEichinger

10:24 PM

Point is, I'm too lazy to do it myself right now, and I suppose someone else has a less-grumpy way of doing it anyway.

I guess i should quit cuz i am too bad for this site. — Bosspvz2 4 mins ago

^-- Especially in light of this comment.

GnomeSlice

@FEichinger What does he need to read?

I'll do it

Wipqozn

You may wish to take a few minutes to look over our help centre, because you seem to be having a bit of trouble adjusting to the Arqade works. — Wipqozn 8 secs ago

FEichinger

@Wipqozn Sounds great, yeh.

GnomeSlice

@Wipqozn 'the way'*

Wipqozn

@GnomeSlice Already fixed it.

GnomeSlice

10:27 PM

M'kay

FEichinger

/about is also a nice resource.

GnomeSlice

I swear to God there's a John Hurt voice sample in this

soundcloud.com/birdsofparadise/…

That ^

badp

@Haidro The idea of this website is to reorganize information in a Q&A format. The fact that answers to your question can also be found elsewhere doesn't necessarily remove value from a question. The answer provided here is of little value, of course, as it basically plagiarizes this post on The Escapist without taking advantage of now available information such as the stats of those new pokèmons. This is why I will not delete this quesition and will, instead, delete the answer. — badp 5 secs ago

RedRiderX

@GnomeSlice What timestamp?

GnomeSlice

@RedRiderX 3:55 ish

Slightly after

Wipqozn

10:32 PM

@badp Oh, didn't even notice he just stole that without sourcing. Good eye.

badp

We can blast the asker for not doing his homework all day long, but then we should give that answer at least three times as much shit.

2

RedRiderX

@GnomeSlice Hmm could be.

Wipqozn

@badp but the asker did do his homework

GnomeSlice

@RedRiderX Pretty sure it's him. I've watched a lot of Merlin.

Wipqozn

he already found the answer

RedRiderX

10:33 PM

@GnomeSlice So have I, but that is a slightly common type of "broadcast" voice.

FEichinger

@badp To be fair, noticing that the answer is bullshit needs cross-checking the file. The question, however, is stupid entirely by itself.

Lazers

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Q: Where can I find Morningstar after fully claiming their Territory?

After I get 100% in all Morningstar territory, will I still be able to find Morningstar there?

saints-row-the-third

badp

@FEichinger Why?

@FEichinger While the question is shallow, I'm certain it can receive a rather deep answer

Just, yknow, look at the actual pokemon, their stats, their movesets, maybe compare them or something?

GnomeSlice

@RedRiderX I am 90% sure that is him.

FEichinger

@badp Because the question is literally "Hey, I already read this, and I know where, but can you retell it for me?"

GnomeSlice

10:37 PM

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film)

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a German 2006 thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer, written by Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger and Tykwer and starring Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood and Dustin Hoffman. It is based on the 1985 novel Perfume by Patrick Süskind. Set in 18th century France, the film tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Whishaw), an olfactory genius, and his homicidal quest for the perfect scent. Producer Bernd Eichinger bought the film rights to Süskind's novel in 2000 and began writing the screenplay together with screenwriter Andrew Birkin. Tom Tykw...

@RedRiderX Narrated by John Hurt

badp

The day when this site is content with regurgitating what others on the internet have already said will be a sad one indeed.

GnomeSlice

And that is a quote from that novel

get at me

FEichinger

@badp The problem isn't that we're duplicating information. The problem is that the asker themself admits that they know where to find the info and just want us to do the work.

badp

@FEichinger So? Are we expecting every person on the internet to know what Bulbapedia is and how to read their stats sheets and make correct meaningful conclusions out of it on their own?

RedRiderX

@GnomeSlice Ah I see, very well.

Good internetting.

GnomeSlice

10:40 PM

I immediately recognized him as The Great Dragon

LessPop_MoreFizz

@FEichinger Last I checked, the downvote button was there for 'poor research effort'.

GnomeSlice

I knwe it.

FEichinger

@badp No, but we expect someone to read a page they already know contains the answer themself, rather than having us do that.

badp

@FEichinger We also expect questions to be universally helpful, and not just a service to the asker

FEichinger

I'm not even sure why you're disagreeing with me, I'm not saying we should delete or close it.

I'm just saying that the question deserves downvotes left and right.

badp

10:43 PM

@FEichinger And I'm looking at that +2 answer.

FEichinger

@badp So? It's plagiarism, sure, but you have to notice that - either by actively checking it, or by remembering the picture from somewhere else. But it's the answer to the question. It could be more, sure - and that's why I just didn't vote either way on it - but it's the answer to the question no less.

badp

@FEichinger It's a glorified link-only answer that only incidentally answers the question by showing low-resolution badly-cut paper scans of screenshots of those pokemons.

FEichinger

@badp The question is a link-only answer in itself, too.

badp

@FEichinger Elaborate, please

kalina

@LessPop_MoreFizz this

FEichinger

10:48 PM

@badp It literally is a link-only answer to itself: "I looked at pokemonxy.com, but forgot the starters' final evolutions."

Deleting the question may be a better solution to this because it shouldn't have been asked in the first place. But it is also salvageable if we turn it into a generic "What are the starters yaddayaddayadda?" question.

But right now, that question is nonsensical, shouldn't have been asked and just answers itself showing the asker is utterly lazy.

badp

If nothing else, the answerer came back with something that's slightly better.

I do mean "slightly"

FEichinger

It's also a relatively new user (or at least confused-by-the-system user) - which is why I asked for someone to point them at the help center. I'm certainly not saying we should bash and punish the user here. But the question cannot remain in this way and I'd rather we have an elaborate discussion on this before we do anything.

badp

@FEichinger While you weren't looking the question's already been self-vandalized and edited

Wipqozn

ARe we still talking about?

My word.

I went away for a bit expecting this all to be done when I returned

heavens to betsy was I wrong

FEichinger

@badp self-vandalised is what you were trying to say, I suppose. I did see that. And I've retracted my downvote now.

badp

10:56 PM

@Wipqozn Please do us a favour and just answer that question the way questions are meant to be answered. I expect unicorns to cry tears of joy by midnight

Midnight was 56 minutes ago

You are late

Hurry

Wipqozn

@badp If I had any idea about their base stats I would

Also I have unexpected guests and need to go shower.

badp

Curses!

FEichinger

That said, @badp, I think you can do a cleanup of the comments on that question now.

badp

Whoosh

FEichinger

Well, you could've kept the help center nudge, you know :P

badp

11:00 PM

@FEichinger I said, whoosh

FEichinger

@badp And I complained. That's what we do.

badp

@FEichinger Whoooooosh

FEichinger

@badp complain

badp

/nick Mana

/nick badp

If there's one thing I miss from IRC is borrowing others' nicknames.

FEichinger

Oh god.

It happened.

badp

11:02 PM

@FEichinger Has it ever stopped happening?

FEichinger

@badp I was hoping it had.

badp

@FEichinger The happenings pile keeps getting taller.

Eugene

11:14 PM

hi

any diablo-3 players here?

Sterno

11:25 PM

I missed drama again. You people are terrible.

Wipqozn

huh, I didn't know serebi had the base stats already

fbueckert

@Sterno Didn't you know? We specifically timed it so you wouldn't be here.

Wipqozn

@fbueckert Yeah, we have a schedule actually.

badp

by the by this is a page that exists

FEichinger

@Wipqozn Schedule not so much as a "Oh, @Sterno just left, let's have drama!"

Wipqozn

11:30 PM

@FEichinger WEll, yeah, but I said schedule to get his hopes us!

So he could think hemight stumble across one day

Lazers

11:52 PM

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Q: GTA V requires internet to save progress [xbox 360]

So I played Gta V at home with my ethernet cable always connected and my 16 gb sandisk to save progress and I completed the game to 20 %, but now I'm at a friends house with the same xbox, and we can't connect it to internet so we tryied to play and we had to start the game over with mission 1 "p...

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