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J. Musser
J. Musser
12:29 AM
Believe it or not, @python, those things go hand in hand. Without helping people, we won't be awesome. Without maintaining standards, the site will fall apart, and we won't be very helpful. I get your point, you would like to see us lax up a bit, but we do have to maintain some level of quality. As for our primary concern, since these things work together, one doesn't work without the other. They are both of concern, and are both getting attention atm. — J. Musser 1 min ago
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
12:58 AM
 
J. Musser
J. Musser
@Shokhet I got there first xD
in Tavern on the Meta on Meta Stack Exchange Chat, 59 mins ago, by Frank
> Thank you for reviewing 20 suggested edits today; come back in 32 seconds to continue reviewing.
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
@J.Musser ....you had 32 seconds left; I have 23 hours, currently :P
 
J. Musser
J. Musser
there were only like 2-3 others tho
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
@Mooseman is on a roll editing tag wikis!
 
J. Musser
J. Musser
@Shokhet cause I did it before new day UTC
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
1:00 AM
@J.Musser When I logged in, I clicked an orange number 21 ;-)
@J.Musser I should have; I just logged in now
....and I also got Proofreader
...I believe that was my first, network-wide
 
J. Musser
J. Musser
@Shokhet 0.00 UTC was an hour ago
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
@J.Musser I know
 
J. Musser
J. Musser
oh, misread your post...
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
@J.Musser Oh, I see how that happened. No big deal.
 
 
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MacGyver
MacGyver
5:29 AM
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Q: I asked and answered a question on how to do something and it was said to be off topic?

remydibIt said that I didn't follow the help center but not what I violated. I answered with how I solved it so others could come up with better solutions.

discussion support down-votes vote-to-close
 
 
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Mooseman
Mooseman
10:51 AM
@Shokhet :D
Got the Research Assistant badge yesterday!
 
J. Musser
J. Musser
@Mooseman nICE!
OOPS
Nice!
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
Thanks!
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
11:04 AM
Umm... how does this get on your car grill? — Mooseman 9 mins ago
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
11:18 AM
Thoughts?
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A: I asked and answered a question on how to do something and it was said to be off topic?

MoosemanYour question was off-topic because it wasn't looking for a hack solution. Buying a cable is not a hack.

 
J. Musser
J. Musser
@Mooseman already did.
a while ago
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
@J.Musser Now you should be able to cast a delete vote on it
 
 
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Mooseman
Mooseman
2:35 PM
@darthnesscoveredthesky delete vote pls lifehacks.stackexchange.com/q/4169/15
 
 
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Shokhet
Shokhet
5:36 PM
....while waiting for Meta-Man to announce my question, I'll just say that the purpose is so that we have something to point people to when they post a "how do I triple boot Ubuntu" question
....I've noticed a very large number of new users with that misunderstanding, so I think that this post might get some use
 
MacGyver
MacGyver
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Q: Let's make this clear: this site is **not** the same as Lifehacker

ShokhetLifehacker is a cool website -- you can find how-to articles on just about anything from kitchen to computing. I've used it a bunch of times to help me figure out how to do several things with my computer, for example. However, even though our site has a similar name, our scope is NOT the same a...

discussion scope
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
@MacGyver There you go, @MacGyver
(there's another chat where Meta questions are posted from a "Meta-Man" account; I just got a little lost)
 
darthnesscoveredthesky
darthnesscoveredthesky
5:55 PM
@Mooseman Got there to late :)
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
@darthnesscoveredthesky It's still pending deletion...
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A: Let's make this clear: this site is **not** the same as Lifehacker

MoosemanI agree with this very much. However, I don't think that something is off-topic just because it is on-topic on another SE site, inclusive of computer issues. For example, if I'm looking for a hack to keep a child from deleting my files, it could be on-topic at either of the following: Super Us...

 
Shokhet
Shokhet
....I meant that footnote as just a "Hey, if you're disappointed that your question couldn't be handled here, you can ask it over here — Shokhet 1 min ago
....also, I didn't intend the list to be exhaustive
@Shokhet @Mooseman FTR, I was writing that comment as you were writing yours....in any event, it still makes sense where it is (I think)
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
6:40 PM
@Shokhet Still working on it
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
6:53 PM
/me waits for @MacGyver
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Q: How do we move questions away from endpoint-based closure? (Question closing ipso facto)

MoosemanWe're starting to get an idea of what's on-topic. To summarize: Non-standard solutions to physical problems** that use common objects. Additionally, there is a general understanding that questions may not be psychological or medical. Of the 37 non-duplicate closed questions, some are clear...

discussion vote-to-close
 
MacGyver
MacGyver
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Q: How do we move questions away from endpoint-based closure? (Question closing ipso facto)

MoosemanWe're starting to get an idea of what's on-topic. To summarize: Non-standard solutions to physical problems** that use common objects. Additionally, there is a general understanding that questions may not be psychological or medical. Of the 37 non-duplicate closed questions, some are clear...

discussion vote-to-close
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
^^ dv-pls dupe
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
7:42 PM
@Mooseman :P
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
@Shokhet But how's the post? ;)
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
@Mooseman Reading it. I misunderstood what you were driving at; I don't think "ipso facto" means much in this context
....the phrase means "by the fact itself"
Sorry :(
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
Feel free to edit
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
Lemme read it first :P
@Mooseman When you say "endpoint based," you mean "based on the answers," right?
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
@Shokhet Exactly
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
7:46 PM
@Mooseman Got it.
@Mooseman, do you think your question is a duplicate of meta.lifehacks.stackexchange.com/q/1124/59?
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
@Shokhet It's similar, but I'd consider that one obsolete.
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
@Mooseman Obsolete? In what way?
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
@Shokhet It's based on older principles.
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
@Mooseman Like, older principles of what is and isn't on-topic/a lifehack?
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
@Shokhet Exactly.
 
Shokhet
Shokhet
7:51 PM
@Mooseman Okay.
I have to run; I'll be back later.
 
Mooseman
Mooseman
cya
 

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