The Overlook Hotel

6:32 PM

Hi.

Everybody is determined to mess with me today.

Hey.

???

Keep in mind this is a public room.

@NeilFein @KittenCanoodle I'm sorry you got booted out.

I....think some mods often forget that nuance is a thing that is more important on smaller/2.0 sites.

Yeah, that was kind of weird. If we're gonna talk about fight club, we shouldn't do it here, though.

Whatever. He's a new daddy. He's entitled to be a dick.

6:35 PM

Anyway, I had two questions there. One was the question rephrasing, which you said no. The other was about reformatting software I think?

@KittenCanoodle That's not really true. That said: keep the explicitly gendered insults to a minimum please, ok? Undergarments being twisted might be best remaining unmentioned.

Back to business for y'all. Grab me if you need me, ok? :)

It wasn't meant as a gendered insult. Shall I edit it?

Yeah, feel free to send it here. I think the answer will be an elaborate "no, there's no software like that" but it's an answerable question about writing.

OK. Thanks.

@KittenCanoodle No need, just wanted to gently ask that not happen again. :)

I assure you -- I'm not upset with you at all.

6:37 PM

nods

Excellent. Have at it, team. :)

So @Neil, you don't think there's anyway to rescue the "How do I stop using "You""? question?

Yeah, I think that's not a writing question, it's a question that can be answered with a thesaurus and a list of pronouns.

OK. I sent the other question and forgot to comment first. Then I commented on the question on Writers, but of course, he won't get that because he's not got an account on this site.

headdesk

I hate today.

You could leave a note on the closed question with a link to the new one. Or if the user hangs in chat, leave a note in the appropriate room.

6:42 PM

I can't comment after it's migrated.

Is the question locked after migration? Unlock it, leave a comment, lock it again. Chat comments are a more elegant solution, though.

Oh. I didn't realize that was the problem.