Invite someone to chat - edit problem – Conversation in Electrical Engineering

Conversation started Jul 14, 2016 at 22:28.

creidhne

Jul 14, 2016 22:28

Does anyone have a moment to answer some basic questions about chat rooms, etiquette, how to handle a edit problem?

I'm very new at this.

Marla

@creidhne Whats up ?

Aaron3468

We always have moments! How we choose to spend them is another matter, but you seem nice enough

creidhne

Great! I knew engineers help! We live to make things work.

Marla

Edit Problem in chat or Questions ?

creidhne

Well, first, I'd like to politely invite some to chat. Battling comments is dumb, right?

I see how to make a room. How can I invite someone who's not already chatting>

Marla

Jul 14, 2016 22:32

This is the place for debate or conversation (comments), yes

creidhne

Right, I get that!

Marla

Do you wish pivate room ? or this open chat ?

creidhne

It doesn't matter, but a one-to-one chat.

I guess open is fine, because a third person might join.

Marla

in this chat, if you type the character "@" and then the persons ID (name), that will send a Ping to the person. The person can then click on the "ping", and will be re-directed to here

if you look above, on this chat, you will see how we type @ to notify a certain person

The Photon

@Marla That only works for people who've used chat before.

Marla

Jul 14, 2016 22:35

even if a person isn't in this chat, their EE.SE will receive a ping, notifying them they have a message (comment) in chat

Aaron3468

As for etiquette, just mention that it seems easier to discuss in chat, then invite the other commenter or (if it's an open chat) leave a link to the chatroom

Marla

@ThePhoton Oops, didn't know that

creidhne

Right, I see that. But I'd like to invite someone who has commented on a post of mine and rejected an edit. I'd like to understand why?

The Photon

@creidhne After too many comments, the main site will give you a link, something like "Comments are not meant for general conversation. Invite this user to chat?". If you click that, it will create a new chat room and invite you and the other guy to it.

It will also leave a link in the comments so that others can join your chat

creidhne

@Aaron3468 @ And I'd do that in comments?

@ThePhoton Yeah, I know. Wikipedia syndrome.

Aaron3468

Jul 14, 2016 22:37

Yeah. But as always, if the other person won't listen to reason, move on and don't worry about convincing them. You don't need to

The Photon

If you go to the chat front room ( here ), there's a button to "create a new room". (maybe there's a minimum rep to see it). Click that to create a new room. Then go reply to the other guy in comments with a link to the new room.

creidhne

But I'd like to try... another retired engineer and there should be something in common.

I see create a new room and it works for me... enough rep

Ah, okay. That seems the way to go. You're all great.

Can I get an opinion on etiquette and copyright?

Someone replaced an answer of mine in its entirety.

The editor used copyrighted advertising from Microsoft - describing OneDrive.

Now the answer appears to be mine. I'm not comfortable with that situation.

Marla

Link to your answer ?

creidhne

A: Mount Office 365 OneDrive in OS X Finder

OneDrive is an app for that and it's free. OneDrive (by Microsoft Corporation) is the one place for everything in your life. It gives you free online storage for all your personal files, so you can access them from your Mac and any other devices you use – iPhone, iPad, PC, Windows Phone or Andro...

Marla

YIKES !

creidhne

Jul 14, 2016 22:46

I commented: In the interest of full disclosure, the answer posted on 2016-07-14 05:09:14Z describing OneDrive is not my work. The bulk of the text is copied from the App Store description and it's © 2014 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Is it a good thing to fill Superuser with Microsoft's advertising material?

Aaron3468

I would say that the edit to the first line is alright. Beyond that point, I think paraphrasing small, relevant parts of the bullets and deleting the rest is probably the best course of action.

Marla

I don't know about SuperUser, but an answer containing only a link would not be met with high approval here on EE.SE. . . . But I would not have thought another would modify so heavily

creidhne

@Marla Which is what I did until someone went to the link and copied the text.

And the person I want to talk to is involved with an edit to another answer..

Marla

I too would be a bit distressed if someone modified an answer so heavily. If I were the editor here on EE.SE, I would have scowled at you seriously, but not edited

creidhne

Yeah, that's how I see it too.

Well, this is very helpful!

Marla

Jul 14, 2016 22:53

Sometimes you have to sigh and move on. Choose your battles wisely

creidhne

I don't what to appear to be a fanboy for a product I don't recommend. How about this...

I delete my answer and comment that if someone wants to restore it, they can copy from Microsoft on their own... or words to that effect.

Marla

@creidhne I was thinking similar

creidhne

Always, good advice about choosing battles!

Marla

disown the thing, after making edit to show your reason. Never saw that before, but could be good

interesting

creidhne

Well, it's a long story to explain. I certainly hope this is a rarity on stackexchange.

Marla

Jul 14, 2016 22:59

@creidhne Don't give up on SE. There are lots of conflicts between users as on other sites. But here, it gets pretty good, because of open and weighted (by vote) debate

creidhne

Most helpful everyone. Thank you. I wish there was a new user room that was monitored. I haven't found one, but I'm glad I came to "ask an engineer."

I noticed that deleted answers show the final edit. It's like the last word in a debate.

Marla

Yes :) that is why I suggested edit before delete :)

kinda cool :)

getting the last word in @creidhne

and now, to let the others antagonize me, not often a woman gets the last word in. LOL. Double LOL

creidhne

So that's my plan. BTW, I'm on superuser and mathematica. Now that I've found EE, I'll follow along.

Marla

@creidhne I have never been in other site chat rooms, but this room has a few interesting (and definitely educated intelligent) characters that you will enjoy

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