Arqade 2016 Election Discussion

I'm willing to take the blame if it makes me look better for modship

GAME THEORY: MARIO IS A COMMUNIST? (this is real)

@badp mistakes, best mistakes.

@GraceNote gfycat.com/PrestigiousInfantileAntbear

@ardaozkal Yes, "for the lulz". That's not a good reason to run for mod. It's a terrible reason.

@fredley toxic arguments on meta? surely not... ¬.¬

Whateva! I'll vote how I want!

The questionnaire is up by the by, for folks in here who didn't get the announcement.

Where is the active sites count coming from on this page?

I have a history of working as a community organizer; attempting to govern 'by concensus' is all too common in that world.

It never works, because you don't have anyone empowered to direct the flow of conversation and eventually pivot the group from discussion to action.

I think you're confusing what I'm talking about with being lenient. I'm not even talking about new users specfically. All I'm really saying is "If you can't manage to not be a dick, or come off sounding like one, stay silent. It's better for everyone."

What drives me up the wall is the implication that that 'go out of your way to be friendly' behavior is incumbent upon anybody; the only thing that ought to be incumbent upon anybody is not being a jerk. And pointing out that something is wrong without a friendly word (but also without a hostile word) is not being a jerk. NOR IS DOWNVOTING BASED ON CONTENT. EVER. POINT BLANK.

Now I want to make a crappy programmer joke about how exactly 10 people knew the answer...

VTC as confuses everyone but @badp

In general, I think the whole myth of "turning weaknesses into strengths" is the wrong way to look at things. A person's weaknesses will always be his weaknesses. What he has to do is try to avoid getting in situations where the weaknesses are exploited, and focus on taking advantage of his strengths.