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4:34 AM

Q: What happened to the idea generation close reason?

Why is the close reason "idea generation" gone? I have not heard really anything about the change, probably because I don't go on meta too often. Could someone point me to a post about it, or just tell me? I'm reasonably sure it has become the "too broad" close reason, and the very subjective clo...

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DaaaahWhoosh

1:26 PM

@James I did finally get around to drawing our robot

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Serban Tanasa

4:03 PM

@DaaaahWhoosh, neat!

James

4:16 PM

@DaaaahWhoosh Ill have to take a look from home, its getting blocked here

Serban Tanasa

@James (who doesn't use Tor these days to get around IT walls?)

Tim B

4:30 PM

I don't :)

DaaaahWhoosh

@SerbanTanasa I wish it was neater, I can't draw a straight line to save my life, and curves are even worse

James

@DaaaahWhoosh I was working on one too, I will compare and see if we went the same way.

and if you don't mind I can try and clean yours up (I am pretty ocd about lines)

DaaaahWhoosh

@James fell free if you want, I think I cleaned up the worst of it already, and I kind of like how lopsided he ended up looking

as for your version, I look forward to seeing it, and hope there are many differences

something I strive for in my artwork is a healthy disconnect from the source material, if we both drew the same thing then either we think alike or I'm not nearly creative enough

... is there a synomyn for 'artwork' that doesn't sound so pretentious?

James

4:48 PM

@DaaaahWhoosh ...no

actually all the synonyms I can think of sound more pretentious

@bowlturner finally self answered that finish question on WW

bowlturner

@James it's about time!

James

@bowlturner I am running (or at least planning to) home for lunch I will try and remember to get a picture.

bowlturner

That always helps!

Worldbuilding Meta

5:21 PM

Q: If I can edit other people's questions on Worldbuilding StackExchange does that make me a moderator?

I have noticed that I can edit other people's questions on Worldbuilding StackExchange. Does this mean I am one of the Moderators of Worldbuilding StackExchange?

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Universe Factory

5:39 PM

Universe Factory — Medium: Meeting the Worldbuilders — Bowlturner

posted on March 07, 2016 by Tim Boura

This article is from a series here on Universe Factory, where we look at the people behind the Worldbuilding. We present a number of short… Continue reading on Medium »

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James

7:03 PM

@bowlturner Done

cool

nice!

@Hohmannfan bahahaha

8:11 PM

Q: Editor's Picks: February 2016

As you may know, we have a blog. As part of writing for that blog, I'm writing an Editor's Picks series - essentially a round-up of some of the great stuff we get on this site. To do that, I need to find some great stuff to write about. Now, while I could do that on my own, it'd be far more effe...

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Q: Risk Factor Definition: Multiple Questions

One of the next most popular Risk Factor suggestions is Multiple Questions so this is a general discussion of that close reason. The main point to clarify is: Should questions be off topic for this reason If so should it be a close reason or a "canned comment". Risk Factor: Multiple Question...

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bowlturner

10:12 PM

We need just one more flora question! Then we'll have 40 tags with 100 questions each!