Conversation started Mar 31, 2016 at 14:57.
Wow when did I get pinned twice, you'd think you'd be able to feel that.
I've ran out of things to say about anything to anyone
Feeling derp
@kalina mods cannot do that
@JourneymanGeek They can't merge users?
nope
haven't been for quite a while
official advice mods give is that the users use the contact us link...
Mar 31, 2016 15:04
@JourneymanGeek well I'm not around enough for changes that happen "a while ago" register in my brain
@kalina yeaaaars ago actually
I have been a user for years
in fact it might be "my fault" you can't merge users anymore
since I kicked up a fuss about a moderator (no names... cough) merging my account with two other accounts he claimed were sock puppets when in fact it was a voting ring
(removed)
@RoryAlsop ...
@kalina well you were quicker than me
Mar 31, 2016 15:06
especially since the merge process gave both of them access to my account because it didn't invalidate the session
@kalina yeek
and at the time I had an identifiable email address on my account, thus was a massive breach of the data protection directive
but don't mind me, my hatred of stack exchange is completely unfounded.
kinda brings safe harbor into focus when an American company is so nonchalant with a European's personal information
@kalina wow that's a fail for the ages
@kalina guess what, that process is still just as epic as it ever was
it only got worse, erm, packed with more features
@TildalWave well, not quite, in that mods don't get to do it at all :-/
Mar 31, 2016 15:12
@RoryAlsop I meant that if your session is stolen (and SE makes it extremely easy), and account abused ... as per Shog9 ... tough luck
it's pretty much when I realized it's a joke, and I don't believe they have a single half-decent programmer among the lot of them
@TildalWave They have some pretty good programmers.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT... THEY CAN PROVE IT WITH COMPETENCE
But I guess account merging was quickly hacked together.
Does it end up being a new ID or the first ID is kept?
SE as a platform is a mess, and whose fault is it? let me guess ... it's us isn't it?
at least that's the attitude
Mar 31, 2016 15:16
I blame bad priorities.
I don't care that they can recite fucking Microsoft manuals ... as developers they're as crap as they come
@TildalWave No, I think it's specifically you they blame. It's a novel method of blaming a named person for easier shouting
I wouldn't hire not one of them
@CodesInChaos I think this is probably the case - the occasional times we have visibility of their change schedule, there are a million activities, requests, mandatory updates etc - every time there will be a prioritisation decision
I bet they're good at ping pong tho
Mar 31, 2016 15:18
@TildalWave I'm actually very impressed with a lot of the technical capability, and the functionality that has been developed on a very lightweight platform.
@kalina well, that ship is sailing fast with the fbi requesting access to everything.
@RoryAlsop like what? that there's no session invalidation after years of being pointed out as a big effin problem? that SSL/TLS works so great across the site? that each time they change sing-on process they introduce more problems than they solved? that they test new features on production servers? what exactly is impressive?
I mean, yes, sure, it is impressive what a massive cock-up it is
and their cocky stance about it
@TildalWave So, the person you're talking to is full of it. But you actually have inside information on this, and you're still being dishonest. Knock it off.
Oh look
@TildalWave They make money. Which was, basically, the point, regardless of what they may claim; businesses gotta be businesses.
Mar 31, 2016 15:21
dishonest?
about what @Shog9?
@TildalWave merging.
I am reasonably impressed at their business abilities.
whenever I wanted to point any of these problems out the response I got was basically "we don't care" wrapped in a "we don't give a toss" wrapper
dishonest?
please @Shog9
why are you here if I'm talking BS?
@TildalWave uh... Because you're talking BS?
and you're attracted to it?
please
Mar 31, 2016 15:23
Because I don't appreciate folks spreading misinformation about how crap works, especially when they know better?
In fact...
o lawd
bye-bye.
 
Conversation ended Mar 31, 2016 at 15:23.