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@orthocresol I think it only counts rep from votes

Q: Mortarboard badge awarded in response to receipt of bounty

Oh ):

No!

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I got a Mortarboard badge due to a bounty I received today. The definition of the Mortarboard badge is to have gotten the max rep for one day, but the FAQ states that bounty does not apply to the 200 daily rep limit. So technically, I haven't reached my daily limit, yet I still got the Mortarboar...

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Do we really consider such questions about ChemDraw on topic?

I am asking because I prepared a similar answer on how to draw ferrocene.

And now I don’t know what to do with it.

@Loong I can't find any precedent where anybody said it was off-topic

@Loong It seems borderline

4:12 PM

The problem with the question is, that it becomes a software issue, that might have a very specific solution. Support might be the best option there. However, as it is working with my version and you have a newer one, I suppose it should work with yours, too. You can find me in Chemistry Chat to talk about it. Have you ticked "File > Preferences > Building/Display > Automatic Atom Label Alignment"? Have you tried entering "OH" instead? — Martin - マーチン ♦ Apr 20 at 7:55

Bye, BBL

cya

Q: Are [software] questions on topic?

I can see one close vote "I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's about how to use software." in the past 90 days; but I don't know the question.

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Sparked by this question. Should software questions be on-topic? They aren't exactly expert-type questions. They're something which chemists know about, but unrelated to chemistry concepts. They can get good answers here--but are they good for the site? Physics seems to allow them, though I per...

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However, this was inspired by a question on software recommendations.

pentavalentcarbon

I started drafting a meta question about what belongs in software.

Never got around to finishing it.

IMO they should be allowed but without an expectation that they'll get answered.

@orthocresol Yes, that works. It’ll get you reported to the mods pretty quickly ;)

4:23 PM

@Jan B-but I reallyyyy like your answers...

`(.•.)´

@orthocresol I reallyyyy wanted to star a seal again *___*

By the way, in recent times I tend to have given away bounties in a liberal fashion to prevent my chemistry rep surpassing my German rep xD

@Jan Why'd you want that?

@orthocresol Because I'm more German than chemistry? I dunno …

@Jan Sound reasoning, now all I need is a seal.SE.

Every question will be "`(.•.)´?"

And every answer will be "`(.•.)´".

> Closed as not a viable proposal.

4:39 PM

That's it. I quit!

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@Loong So his new name is @orthoprivy?

@Jan There is nothing called medium field ligand buddy strong field are those who can pair up central atom electrons and weak field are who cannot pair up. — Aviral Agarwal 15 mins ago

@Jan Wow … just wow … may I shoot that person’s teacher?

5:09 PM

Also I love it when they contradict themselves within two comments -.-*

5:27 PM

@ortho 1:30 a.m.? You’re ‘back home’ then?

That was really stupid of me.

Yeah, I've been back home since mid-Aug. Back to UK at the start of Oct...

Oh, okay ^^ (Which part was stupid; mentioning your timezone or the wrong example? ;))

The wrong example of course haha

Q: Why is this question not overly broad?

Gotta see if I can get my introduction written before you go back to the UK. Probably won't, though ^^'

Inb4 @1,3-feeds.

1,3-feeds

5:56 PM

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This question was posted 2 days ago, closed yesterday as being too broad and reopened today. The question has never been edited so its contents are the same throughout. I wonder why people voted to reopen it and why that vote subsequently went through. The question asks whether there is a chemic...

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7:31 PM

No.............. — MaxW 2 days ago

If we only consider the question in the title, this comment is surprisingly accurate.

10:13 PM

@Loong D'you know what's up with @DEAD ?

School start maybe?

@Mithoron I have no idea.

> last message 9d ago

Hmm :(

Q: Why alkene isomerization does not occur

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I have an organic chemistry question. It states: The mathematical form of the four $sp^3$ hybrid orbitals are given below. a) $sp^3 = 1/2s + 1/2p_x + 1/2p_y + 1/2p_z$ b) $sp^3 = 1/2s + 1/2p_x - 1/2p_y - 1/2p_z$ c) $sp^3 = 1/2s - 1/2p_x + 1/2p_y - 1/2p_z$ d) $sp^3 = 1/2s - 1/2p_x - 1/2p_y - 1...

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Is the title related to the question?