The Bridge

11:01 AM

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Q: What is iron ore used for in leather working?

I have been mining iron ore and I have maxed out my collectibles store (250 lumps). I've been able to use it since I became level 75 in leather working, but I have no idea what I can use it for. What can leather workers use iron ore for?

guild-wars-2

Wandang

11:11 AM

guys

how are questions handled that solved themselfs
but the solution is not a good one?

like "i just reinstalled the software, now it works" (in the question itself as an edit)

thats not really solving the problem rather the syndrome.

5pike

@Wandang Is there another solution?

Wandang

@5pike probably but thats the point. should the asker answer his own question with "i reinstalled, duh" or should it be left open?

or even closed because it does not really help? or is that answer good enough

i feel this creates some duplicates since other people are not satisfied

if they are linked to reinstalling

guess i need to post that on meta

but not today, im in a hurry

5pike

@Wandang If there is no other known solution (as of yet), it's valid. That's how I feel.

When something new comes up, one can easily post it as a new answer.

Wandang

danke

Kevin van der Velden

This question needs a murder tag =[

5pike

11:20 AM

@KevinvanderVelden Sure does

Sterno

@badp MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

@NewlyOpenedProposalsforEntertainment If that ever becomes a real site, I'm applying for modship so I can take it down from the inside.

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Wipqozn

@3ventic Congrats sir.

fredley

area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/64409/lifehacks/64411

Wipqozn

@Sterno: Your addition to those meta answers makes sense. I'm not sure why we didn't think of that earlier.

Sterno

I mod the mods.

3ventic

11:33 AM

@Arperum Hence, I asked.

Kevin van der Velden

I like how the lifehack thingy has one follower

Wipqozn

@Sterno WHO MODS THE MODDERS?

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@Wipqozn LAZERS does

@Sterno DENIED

11:35 AM

I should have been a smartass and attached all the wrong names to those meta post edits

3ventic

Wipqozn

We should all star @Sterno's image so his failure will live on forever.

fredley

@Sterno Thanks for the help!

Sterno

Maybe that's exactly what I wanted to show you.

Wipqozn

@fredley Whoa man, slow down. Stay calm and cool until you get elected, then you can ban him!

fredley

11:36 AM

@Wipqozn Oh ok

Wipqozn

Revenge is a dish best served as mod abuse.

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Sterno

I wonder if there's a lifehack for revenge dishes that aren't quite cold yet.

3ventic

Sysadmin abuse best abuse

Wipqozn

@Sterno I'm sure there is.

fredley

Wipqozn

11:38 AM

@fredley Good. Goooood. Patience is an important attribute in a mod.

Kevin van der Velden

@fredley I'm confused, are you a porkchop or a cookiemonster?

fredley

@KevinvanderVelden I would edit the gif, but I'm too busy right now

Also I am considering changing my avatar if I am elected

3ventic

@Wipqozn I read this in the Emperor's voice (Star Wars)

fredley

Wipqozn

@3ventic So what you're saying is that mods are Siths?

Kevin van der Velden

11:41 AM

@fredley I'd say that is a good avatar for a mod

3ventic

@Wipqozn Nah, just you.

Kevin van der Velden

@Wipqozn no, there are more than 2 at a time

fredley

@KevinvanderVelden No, avatar would be:

Kevin van der Velden

@fredley ... that would be the best avatar ever

fredley

@KevinvanderVelden Well quite. You know how to make it happen.

Sterno

11:48 AM

I keep trying to think of a parody lifehack question, but every real question sounds like a parody.

"How can I keep my chip bags closed without being a cheapass and not buying a chip clip, and if you don't count 'just rolling the damn thing up', which is already pretty efficient?"

A: Use a paperclip
A: Use a file clip
A: Use a pants hanger
A: Fold it like an origami master
A: DIE IN A FIRE

Wipqozn

@Sterno Lifehacks are the worst.

If I promise to ban anyone who talks about lifehacks in a positive light will you vote for me?

Kevin van der Velden

@Wipqozn And the vote buying just keeps going on =p

Wipqozn

@KevinvanderVelden If I promise to not buy any votes will you vote for me?

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Sterno

I already have to vote for you to see if Gnomeslice deletes his account.

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Arqade is almost never in the "Hot Network Questions" list. :(

Wipqozn

@Sterno True. @GnomeSlice did a really good job of ensuring I win. Thanks again @GnomeSlice!

5pike

11:57 AM

@Sterno Lifehacks should be renamed to HowToCommonSense

Wipqozn

@5pike It's not even common sense. A lot of lifehacks are just "here's an alternate way to do things which is dumb and 300% worse than the normal way".

5pike

@Wipqozn Yeah, but if it was renamed to common sense, many people would see that 99% of lifehacks are dumb

Sterno

Lifehacks are literally worse than mobile Hitler.

fredley

@Sterno More stupid titles!

Lazers

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Q: How can I identify all these items?

I'm only a little bit into the game. I'm playing in Warrior Mode (the harder of the two difficulties) and I've completed the Spider Lair and have now left town seeking new adventures. My party is about halfway to level 3 and I've got 6 unidentified items. So far, the only method I've discovered ...

might-and-magic-x

FEichinger

12:05 PM

@Wipqozn Hey, now, you don't need to buy votes! @GnomeSlice already did that for you.

Arperum

12:35 PM

@Lazers Dammit @Sterno! Stop making me want to buy that game! My backlog is already way too long.

TZHX

12:46 PM

do we really need a blizzard-entertainment?

FEichinger

@3ventic <insert hamstare> gaming.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/70419

3ventic

@FEichinger It's an email from Blizzard, surely the blizzard tag fits better than the WoW tag?

It's a totally other question whether the tag should exist in the first place..

FEichinger

We don't tag for company. We're not their customer support. We tag for the game and close the question if necessary.

TZHX

I tried to decline it, but it error'ed on me.

3ventic

@FEichinger ..and then we make an exception for nintendo, wtf

I agree with your point of view, though.

Company tags shouldn't be there

FEichinger

12:48 PM

@3ventic In that case, it's arguably a platform question. Just ... about the whole of nintendo platforms.

3ventic

..then it should use the platform tags

FEichinger

@3ventic Think of it like -series tags.

3ventic

we don't tag questions matching many generations of Playstation with sony, do we?

FEichinger

Heck, I'd close that nintendo question as too broad.

But my point is: If the question is about any platform by that manufacturer, I can see the manufacturer's tag instead of a bunch of platform tags.

@3ventic That said, reading through it a bit ... Wouldn't battle-net be more appropriate there?

3ventic

Perhaps

FEichinger

12:54 PM

Or whatever the heck tag we use for that.

3ventic

battle.net

FEichinger

The "platform" it relates to is Battle.net.

I've made that edit now.

3ventic

Is there a quick link to 10k tools when there's no flag indicator in the top bar?

FEichinger

Nope. That's hidden deep in /help

3ventic

So review -> tools it is

FEichinger

12:59 PM

Or, well, just /tools :P

Lazers

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