The Awkward Silence

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The Awkward Silence

Welcome to The Awkward Silence! Here, you can find the general discussion for https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com. Feel free to ask your questions about the site, or participate when people are practicing their small talk skills! HNQ Feed: https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/94066/hnq-feed

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Zizouz212

Jul 23, 2017 06:27

@Passerby The police isn't perfect. But they are necessary.

curiousdannii

Jul 23, 2017 05:12

@Passerby Yep, if we aren't strict about having answers match the questions asked about, then this site will be a useless site of terrible advice

curiousdannii

Jul 23, 2017 04:48

@Passerby If by "technically wrong" you are referring to the flag message "flags should not be used to indicate technical inaccuracies, or an altogether wrong answer" then that is about factually wrong answers which attempt to actually answer the question. That flag rejection message should not be used on answers which appear to not be attempting to answer the question.

curiousdannii

Jul 23, 2017 04:45

@Passerby You have said that before, but that is not how the NAA flag is used in all the sites I frequent.

Yvette Colomb

Jul 23, 2017 04:35

@Passerby it was most likely downvoted, because people didn't think the specific issue should be aired.

A J

Jul 22, 2017 15:45

Never heard of him.

HDE 226868

Jul 21, 2017 20:38

> The best answers on Interpersonal Skills Stack Exchange aren't just opinions or half-baked thoughts. We want answers that are supported by something solid. References, where possible, are a great start. Personal experience is another fantastic route to use. Above all, though, make sure you explain why your solution works, especially in the situation given. Try to logically justify, as thoroughly as possible, each of your steps, in order to prove your point.

Gypsy Spellweaver

Jul 21, 2017 05:07

Again, cultural relativism.

Gypsy Spellweaver

Jul 21, 2017 04:53

@Zizouz212 I was disappointed by people trying to answer the question who should have known that they were actually clueless about the cultural conditions.

Crafter0800

Jul 20, 2017 11:41

How to keep a chat alive 101

Henry WH Hack v2.0

Jul 14, 2017 11:33

Jul 3 at 14:32, by Sagar V

and if it continued, this site will fail @HenryWHHackv2.0

Yvette Colomb

Jul 14, 2017 09:26

5 hours later

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Catija

Jul 14, 2017 02:48

Damn. Only 1.94 billion more people to try.

HDE 226868

Jul 13, 2017 12:37

As we grow, it's going to be more important that we become a site for everyone, by everyone.

10 Replies

Jul 7, 2017 18:10

The last message was posted 5 hours ago.

Catija

Jul 6, 2017 22:27

@HDE226868 My concern is that we're getting a bit tag crazy. "Tag your location" - "Tag your age group"... considering we're limited to five tags, that starts being a problem for actually classifying the question.

Catija

Jul 6, 2017 22:20

So, in that case, you're not classifying yourself, you're defining who you're having to interact with.

Ben I.

Jul 5, 2017 20:59

@10Replies I very respectfully disagree. "A guide to finding love for everybody" isn't useful for almost anybody.

Ben I.

Jul 5, 2017 20:58

By "noobs" do you mean new SE users, or people who are not very wise? You can have experienced people on the site who nevertheless don't give particularly wise answers.

10 Replies

Jul 5, 2017 15:53

I have been busy avoiding social interaction in pre-college

Henry WH Hack v2.0

Jul 4, 2017 08:10

Yeah that feeling after you submitted an edit suggestion and realized it was bad right after submitting it.

humn

Jun 30, 2017 23:33

To quote a philosopher: "We understand each other to the extent we're alike. We learn from each other to the extent we're different."

Catija

Jun 30, 2017 18:58

All hell broke loose?

Catija

Jun 30, 2017 16:31

Clearly this room is aptly named.

HDE 226868

Jun 30, 2017 16:20

. . . As well as right after you made that observation.

Gregory Avery-Weir

Jun 29, 2017 14:38

@curiousdannii @YvetteColomb I'm making a meta question about experts and expert questions, because I do want this site to be popular among experts. I attend conferences that involve relationship/interpersonal skills experts, and they're huge geeks that would tend to enjoy contributing to a site like this.

Gypsy Spellweaver

Jun 29, 2017 13:29

I guess that means others like the question, maybe want an answer as well, but not so many people find the answer(s) so far useful for their own situation.

humn

Jun 29, 2017 11:27

(I'm a language sideshow geek, on display 4 days a week)

humn

Jun 29, 2017 09:19

Anyone who digs deep into programming languages has dug deep into their soul.

humn

Jun 29, 2017 09:11

At least computers do what they're told.

Gypsy Spellweaver

Jun 29, 2017 09:09

I've learned to trust computers, people not so much.

curiousdannii

Jun 29, 2017 06:50

TL;DR: Being a "prosumer" of interpersonal skills means having a well-rounded competency in the area of interpersonal interaction, and it is impossible to have such a well-rounded competency without knowing the language of the field. To reuse phrasing I thought up for another site, we want this site to concern both the theory and the practice of interpersonal skills. So questions about terminology fit into this site because they serve that goal: well-rounded competency.

10 Replies

Jun 28, 2017 23:36

TL;DR On other SEs the goal is to make your questions useful to all potential viewers. It seems like this site is trying to just help the individual asker.

Rand al'Thor

Jun 28, 2017 13:34

Wow, this is the new Screening Room :-P

Introverted Meta Man.

Jun 28, 2017 11:31

Q: How many questions do we need about politely asserting your boundaries?

We already have several questions that essentially ask how to say "no": How to say “no”? How can I politely reject someone asking for whatsapp number How to politely decline an opportunity to be involved in a pyramid scheme? And then there are ones like these, which ask how to make potentiall...

Henry WH Hack v2.0

Jun 28, 2017 11:05

Maybe mods will like using this site to help them learn how to communicate with the users.

SoylentGray

Jun 27, 2017 22:08

@YvetteColomb Even better a question about interactions on Meta SE.... so its a meta question about a meta interaction on Meta... that belongs on the Main SE :)

Yvette Colomb

Jun 27, 2017 22:03

>
I'm waiting for the first question about interactions on Stack Exchange to show up. I know we've had one or two Internet ones already.

Yvette Colomb

Jun 27, 2017 20:43

sounds of crickets

Yvette Colomb

Jun 27, 2017 20:33

I want to say something clever and get a star

Rand al'Thor

Jun 27, 2017 20:26

Why didn't you call yourself "show 10 more comments" then?

Zizouz212

Jun 27, 2017 19:32

What could possibly go wrong?

Itamar Green

Jun 27, 2017 18:28

holy moly what just happened?

Henry WH Hack v2.0

Jun 27, 2017 17:59

Q: The Real Essential Questions of Every Beta

The blog post Seven Essential Meta Questions of Every Beta gets linked to prominently from every beta's meta. However, this blog post is somewhat inaccurate and misdirects new users. In almost every beta, the site design question, for example, gets asked and undergoes a fair bit of discussion eve...

support faq beta-phase beta-sites

Henry WH Hack v2.0

Jun 27, 2017 17:36

Q: A private beta. What can we do to make this site a success

Interpersonal Skills has entered into private beta. I waited many days for this entry and since today is tuesday, I am checking from morning itself when this will be launched. There are many SE sites that get closed after beta because of less people/ questions/ etc. So, how can we make this sit...

discussion site-promotion