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Rejlan Givens

2:22 PM

Hello

Rathony I'm here whenever you are ready

or will be around here, at least for some time

terdon

2:47 PM

@RejlanGivens Rathony won't get your ping. If this is a continuation of a discussion you had in comments, I suggest you leave them a comment there.

Lawrence

@Mitch The apparent choice is between welcoming everyone and needing to filter out things that are off-topic, or preventing some people from participating and missing out on the occasional gem. Between these, I'd pick the first. However, there must be some way to shift the curve so that we still welcome (almost) everyone, and maintain quality. If we're discussing mandatory quizzes, a lower bar that might be more palatable is to make it mandatory for people to take the tour before posting.

Rejlan Givens

I'm not going to ruin my own thread terdon

I have Rathony and a few other guys here to do that for me

Lawrence

@terdon Don't people get pinged if they've been in the chat room previously?

Rejlan Givens

and i'm still expecting someone to make at least some sense when they do that

the Rathony guy make a cause of ruining my threads and preventing me from getting help from people here on this forum

Lawrence

@RejlanGivens Sorry to hear that. What help are you looking for?

Rejlan Givens

2:56 PM

I need an explanation Lawrence

that's all

Lawrence

That's rather vague. Can you be more specific?

Rejlan Givens

There's been a thread where i asked a question which was clearly asked as a proofreading question

I didn't complain about it

terdon

@Lawrence Only if i) you add a @ before their name and ii) they've been in the room in the past X days. I don't remember what X actually is but you can check by writing @ and starting to type the nme. If the user's name appears in the autocomplete box, they'll be pinged. If it doesn't, they haven't been here recently enough.

Rejlan Givens

but if I ask for help with vocabulary in a thread that is typical of the forum, and there is a million other threads with people asking for help with vocabulary

Lawrence

@terdon That makes sense. Thanks :) .

Rejlan Givens

2:58 PM

then i'm asking for explaantion

and I'm still hoping Rathony will find him some other fun

terdon

@RejlanGivens we can't understand the issue if you don't give us a link to your question.

Lawrence

@RejlanGivens Looking through some of your questions - is this the one?

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Q: For a longer period of time in the future

I'd like to know if the following sentence sounds okay: Presence of contaminants in the soil is expected for a longer time in the future, or in shorter and more frequent intervals. .

phrases

Rejlan Givens

no it is not the one

just a sec

terdon

Also, this sort of thing is better discussed on meta.

Rejlan Givens

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Q: Given, particular, specific, any

I'm not sure which of the words from the title would be the best choice to indicate that I'm referring to a random consequence in general, in the context of the following sentence: Most often, a given/specific/particular consequence is the result of a combination of many factors. I want t...

vocabulary

the one you posted Lawrence i didn't complain about

that was clearly a proofreading question

but I got this guy following every single thread i post and putting it on hold

it is crazy

terdon

3:02 PM

@RejlanGivens And what is the problem? You have received no close votes, no downvotes and the comment you seem to be objecting to wasn't directed at you.

Rejlan Givens

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Q: Indicate the need for a clarification

I'm listing requirements for a job position within a company and one of the duties of the position in question is drawing attention to unclear customer requests, and the need for their clarification. I'm not sure how I would put this in words, and this is the best I could come up with: (comes aft...

phrases

this is another one

wasn't?

terdon

@RejlanGivens No. And it was a very valid comment, that as a horrible answer with no references, no explanation and wrong, to boot.

I assume you are referring to this comment:

Welcome to ELU. This community is not a discussion forum and we don't encourage an answer without any reference or explanation that can support your suggestion. Also, such a short answer will be automatically flagged as low-quality and reviewed for deletion. Please expand your answer. You can take the tour and visit our help center for additional guidance. — Rathony 46 mins ago

That was directed at the person who answered your question and not to you.

Rejlan Givens

I misunderstood

okay

I still have problem with the other thread

put on hold as off-topic by Drew, Rathony, Phil Sweet, NVZ, MετάEd Jul 20 at 20:03

This question appears to be off-topic for this site. While what’s on- and off-topic is not always intuitive, you can learn more about it by reading the help center. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:

"Proofreading questions are off-topic unless a specific source of concern in the text is clearly identified." – Drew, Rathony, Phil Sweet, NVZ, MετάEd
If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit your question.

this is from the thread Indicate the need for clarification

and I got some no research waffle from one of the guys

Anyway, now I don't need help, and I didn't get any that i could use anyway

bye for now

Lawrence

@RejlanGivens Rewording is often taken to come under the umbrella of proofreading, which is normally off-topic if the source of concern isn't clearly identified. I think you've attempted to indicate the source of concern.

Having said that, the part you've highlighted in the question seems to be ok as is.

You're saying that if something is vague, ask for clarification. That's pretty clear. Are you looking to add something more to this?

Færd

6:08 PM

He didn't touch the cake; he was waiting till after I ........ so he could gulp it in one piece.

1)left 2)would leave 3)had left 4) was gone 5) ? ...

I've heard 1. Wondered if it was correct, or the best choice.

Rejlan Givens

7:04 PM

Rewording is what this forum is about Lawrence, that is my view. Many questions didn't offer anywhere near explanation and information as this my question did, and you consider it rewording. I wasn't sure which verb to use, and I clearly stated that, warn, or indicate. I also explained the context, and I think that it is clear that I was asking for a phrasing specific for this kind of writing, and someone to point out the difference to my original phrasing.

There's a ton of similar threads on the forum, which Rathony spared of his put on hold hobby, and I'm only asking that he leaves my questions alone too. I'm not asking people to do my homework for me, and except for one question, others clearly show that I asked something that I thought about, so I'll appreciate any help, and it means anyone's. I can't decide for anyone how they answer to the question, and I wish I got better answers today, but okay.
Each of them was still better than put on hold waffle I got from Rathony and his buddy the other day.

That's all I have to say, as far as I'm concerned any answer is welcome, I'm not asking quesitons here because I'm bored. If you can't help, let it go man, there are other nicer things to do than ruining someone's effort.

ktm5124

7:36 PM

Gentlemen, I have a very important question for you before I go to church.

If you sit down with a really smelly person, is it possible to remember their smell hours later? And still smell it?

Rathony

@RejlanGivens I am not sure what you are talking about here. If you don't understand how things work on ELU, read the guidelines and ask on-topic questions.

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