The Screening Room

@Tinkeringbell I once got yelled at for flagging a whole bunch of useless comments on a single answer, and was told to just flag the answer and the mod would clean up the comments

"yelled at" here means that @NapoleonWilson asked me to be nice to the flag queue

Tinkeringbell

@DForck42 Yeah, I think Catija mentioned that a few times as well... I'll start doing that now that I've got my badge ;) But if it's my post, I'm flagging them as they come up. I can't help the mods are asleep when I'm awake! :P

DForck42

@Tinkeringbell lol

it's kinda funny, cause in some ways we're more lenient here, and in some ways we're more strict

Tinkeringbell

@DForck42 It's nice to sniff around here... I like noting little differences between a beta and graduated site ;)

btw: In addition to bringing the comment to the attention of the moderators, a sufficient number of flags on a single comment will cause it to be deleted automatically.

So you just need a better flagging culture ;)

DForck42

@Tinkeringbell we really do tbh

Nog Shine

@Tinkeringbell 3

Tinkeringbell

5:37 PM

@DForck42 Good :) then why are there sooo many comments lying around?

DForck42

I'm hoping that, if/when we ban id's, and after the initial cleanup effort, more effort will be put into other questions on the site

Tinkeringbell

@NogShine Yeah, to bump post of the front page.... but for comments: The number of flags required for deletion varies based on the number of votes on the comment, as well as the content of the comment itself.

Napoleon Wilson

@DForck42 Wut? I'd really doubt that.

DForck42

@Tinkeringbell I'm going through and flagging some right now :-D

Nog Shine

I flag +1, thank you. I gave up answering in comments for ID questions.

They would raise my flag count

DForck42

5:38 PM

@NapoleonWilson I mean, from my perspective at least ;-)

Tinkeringbell

And jokes?

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson but, I'm also of the opinion that comments should be few and far between, so a difference in opinion is to be expected. I also just like to give you a hard time ;-)

Napoleon Wilson

@DForck42 That's not the same as being reluctant to delete comments. That juts means a preference for organazing such activities a little better. Which speaks for a preference to handle those flags.

DForck42

@Tinkeringbell in my younger days I loved them, but in my wise oldness I think they're unnecessary and distracting

Napoleon Wilson

@DForck42 We're comparatively strict here actually. Ever flagged a comment on SciFi? ;-)

Nog Shine

5:40 PM

@DForck42 I got 2 comment flags declined. That's a lot. :P

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson lol, no

Tinkeringbell

@NapoleonWilson Nope ;)

DForck42

the main reason why I dont' like sff is that they're not strict enough on things, tbh. that's why I like movies so much more

Ankit Sharma

What did I missed O.o

Tinkeringbell

@AnkitSharma My new marshal badge on IPS and some evil plans to get a marshal badge here too :P

Ankit Sharma

5:47 PM

@ABcDexter ignore those click baits

@Tinkeringbell congrats

Mithrandir

@NapoleonWilson oh yes, thousands

Napoleon Wilson

Flagging isn't the hard part, getting helpful marks is. ;-)

Mithrandir

Oh yes, thousands ;)

Napoleon Wilson

Good.

Mithrandir

> 1,314 comment flags

DForck42

5:51 PM

@NapoleonWilson I still have flags pending from last week

Tinkeringbell

@Mithrandir 3 helpful?

Mithrandir

> 1,289 marked helpful

Napoleon Wilson

@DForck42 I know.

Mithrandir

> 25 declined

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson we need more reviewers on stuff like this

@Mithrandir I have 134 with 25 declined

Napoleon Wilson

5:54 PM

In 700th iteration you could fix the grammar of that copy-paste flag reason, though. ;-)

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson you talking about mine?

Napoleon Wilson

Yes.

DForck42

"comments need cleaned up"

what's wrong with that?

Napoleon Wilson

How does that make grammatical sense?

Mithrandir

I don't copy paste my flags, I manually type every custom flag I make ;). And I flag with custom flags a lot.

Napoleon Wilson

5:56 PM

They need a cleanup or they need to be cleaned up. What is a "cleaned up"?

Mithrandir

@DForck42 'to be cleaned up' or 'cleaning up'

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson "[these] comments need [to be] cleaned up"

Napoleon Wilson

@DForck42 'xactly.

Ankit Sharma

@DForck42 there jokes and +1 are allowed too

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson ;-)

Tinkeringbell

5:59 PM

@AnkitSharma +1 are the most annoying ever, even to receive...

Mithrandir

@AnkitSharma no, +1 comments get nuked.

Ankit Sharma

@DForck42 because the count was too scary :D

Mithrandir

By me. With a single flag.

DForck42

am I the only one that thinks this question is garbage? movies.stackexchange.com/questions/83382/…

Napoleon Wilson

No, but that's how it goes.

Ankit Sharma

6:01 PM

@Mithrandir I remember the +1 comment flag drama, don't know how it resolved

Tinkeringbell

@DForck42 I'm seeing comments that can be nuked :P

Ankit Sharma

@DForck42 but we are awesome too ;)

Mithrandir

@AnkitSharma Shog made them automatically nuke, just for me :]

Napoleon Wilson

@Tinkeringbell The existing ones seem to be discussing the question, its clarity and its merits, though.

Ankit Sharma

@DForck42 agreed, ID take way more time then they deserve

Napoleon Wilson

6:03 PM

I already deleted all the stupid "remember that cool single example I'm too lazy to make a proper answer from" bullshit.

Ankit Sharma

@Mithrandir what o.O

Mithrandir

@AnkitSharma Shog rolled out a change network wide for +1 comments to automatically delete when flagged, because of me :D

Now I can delete comments all over the network ;)

steelersquirrel

6:20 PM

@AnkitSharma No! Never! ;)

Ankit Sharma

@DForck42 You are not that old

@Mithrandir now I need query to check +1 comment to get marshal

steelersquirrel

My bed is so nice and soft and warm. I really, really, really don't want to get out of it to go to my sister's house :'(

Ankit Sharma

@steelersquirrel AJ taking back seat, so I need strong competitor

Mithrandir

@AnkitSharma data.stackexchange.com/scifi/query/668026/…

I already nuked them all ;)

Ankit Sharma

@NogShine here O.o

@Mithrandir :(

steelersquirrel

6:22 PM

@AnkitSharma Wut? Is he going to be busy? Is he going to be a big slacker like Napoleon and go on about how awesome hats are and then not participate? ;)

Ankit Sharma

@Mithrandir I got another keyword ;)

steelersquirrel

@DForck42 Isn't it a trivia question? I don't know.

Napoleon Wilson

@steelersquirrel Awww!

steelersquirrel

:'(

Ankit Sharma

@DForck42 I know too

@DForck42 it's on topic crap

steelersquirrel

6:28 PM

@AnkitSharma Is it on topic? I thought trivia was off topic.

Ankit Sharma

@steelersquirrel ohhh

Movie Reel

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Q: Is there are an infinite number of Universes/Dimensions present in Doctor Who?

Rick and Morty is pretty much Doctor Who except with a fixed (infinitely dispensable) companion and weird cartoon enemies (just my opinion). However in Rick and Morty the main theme is dimension travelling and the fact that there is an 'infinite' amount of universes and dimensions and Rick isn'...

Ankit Sharma

@steelersquirrel he is busy and increment and stuff

Napoleon Wilson

@steelersquirrel Depends if it's trivia or not.

steelersquirrel

It looks like trivia to me. I don't know.

Ankit Sharma

6:29 PM

@steelersquirrel I think so, we entertained similar crap in past, after ID we can attack them next ;)

Napoleon Wilson

It's not particularly IMDb-replicating and "first appearance" stuff has always been part of our staple. It's decidedly bland as a question, though.

One of those edge-cases, I guess.

steelersquirrel

Dude should've asked on SFF ;)

Ankit Sharma

@MovieReel bleh

@steelersquirrel lol

steelersquirrel

That's where I go with those kinds of questions. They love that stuff there!

Then you always have the person that has the "correct" answer and gets pissed that their answer isn't the most upvoted or accepted. lol.

@AnkitSharma Duh! ;)

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson part of the issue fo rme is that it's too broad

Ankit Sharma

6:36 PM

Uff I was flagging comments and I see dforck did 20 times more here :D

DForck42

as the answers have shown, there are multiple definitions to "furthest in the future"

Ankit Sharma

@steelersquirrel on HNQ it happen to me ;)

Napoleon Wilson

@DForck42 Hmm, I could get behind that. The whole moving target issue didn't really help the question, I guess.

DForck42

first-appearance I'm kinda leery on, but at least it can include good historical information if the answer is written well

steelersquirrel

@AnkitSharma Hehehe! Well, it's annoying on both sides of it. It's annoying if an incorrect answer gets accepted like 5 seconds after it's posted and it's annoying if someone thinks that their answer is the best and complains to OP about it. Dramafest! ;)

Ankit Sharma

6:39 PM

@steelersquirrel I even lost accept when OP picked more upvoted one :D

DForck42

@steelersquirrel that's why I always sit on my questions for a bit before I accept anything

i rarely accept anything the same day

steelersquirrel

@DForck42 Oh, totally! I usually wait a one to two weeks if it's the answer I was looking for. If it's a super awesome answer, I will put a bounty on it.

Napoleon Wilson

That's a noble attitude.

steelersquirrel

Well...I'm a noble kinda girl ;)

Napoleon Wilson

I sometimes tend to go over old questions from months or years ago and see if something might be worth accepting.

@steelersquirrel ~~Um, that was actually a response to DForck47, I hadn't even read your message yet~~ Of course you are!

steelersquirrel

6:42 PM

Pfft!

Napoleon Wilson

Complete with tiara and everything.

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson lol

steelersquirrel

@NapoleonWilson If it was up to you, I would always be wearing my cut-out swimsuit and a tiara every frigging day ;)

@DForck42 Hehehe! He should have just quit while he was ahead ;)

Napoleon Wilson

@steelersquirrel Awww, no! There's room for jeans and bathrobes and elegant evening dresses, too.

DForck42

@steelersquirrel yup!

steelersquirrel

6:45 PM

Ugh ;)

DForck42

@MovieReel this question is a hot mess...

Napoleon Wilson

@DForck42 How?

DForck42

@NapoleonWilson grammar, mostly

steelersquirrel

Gotta go. See you guys :)

DForck42

and a bit rambly

Napoleon Wilson

6:49 PM

@DForck42 Hmm, I took a short glimpse. Didn't seem too bad.

@steelersquirrel Awww, I'm sorry, you can wear whatever you want! :'(

Ankit Sharma

I am bored and not sleepy again

Napoleon Wilson

Congratulations then.

Ankit Sharma

O.o

Ankit Sharma

7:08 PM

Sooooooooooooo silent.....................

Napoleon Wilson

Oblogles gooblejobble?

DForck42

yay! i broke 20k! I'm a real boy now!

Ankit Sharma

congrats

Napoleon Wilson

> I like the way you answer, boy!

Ankit Sharma

@NapoleonWilson it's for ?

steelersquirrel

7:19 PM

Well...nevermind. My sister forgot to leave her key out for me! Argh!

@AnkitSharma I can talk gibberish all day long if you like ;)

DForck42

@steelersquirrel boo

steelersquirrel

@NapoleonWilson Uhuh

;)

Ankit Sharma

@steelersquirrel I am just in lost mood again and not feeling sleepy

steelersquirrel

@AnkitSharma Like...in the mood to watch the t.v. show or just feeling lost? ;)

Ankit Sharma

later

@MovieReel get your brain back

steelersquirrel

7:22 PM

@AnkitSharma Awwwww. You can instant message me or whatever if you want to :)

Ankit Sharma

Nothing really to say

I don’t know

steelersquirrel

Okay. Well, just let me know. I have my work ipad out in my car. I can go get it and go into slack and you can direct message me if you want to :)

Ankit Sharma

No worries I am going to sleep

steelersquirrel

Rokay

Good night :)

Ankit Sharma

Stupid electricity fluctuating a lot

So better I sleep :D

steelersquirrel

7:28 PM

:)

Meta Reel

8:20 PM

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Q: I can Rickroll Stack Exchange, and so can you!

While testing the YouTube video edit preview feature for the next version of my Stack Overflow Unofficial Patch (SOUP) user script / browser extension, I stumbled across an interesting input validation bug. Specifically, when using the long-form URL syntax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO...

bug markdown

DForck42

@MetaReel lol

Napoleon Wilson

8:49 PM

@MetaReel Um, can anyone explain to me what that's actually about?

Riker

@NapoleonWilson possible html injection (lol)

Napoleon Wilson

For what?

Riker

if you can embed arbitary code inside the url

and it oneboxes, and it's not really parsed right afaict

Napoleon Wilson

All the question seems to say is that we can embed YouTube videos of Rick Astley...which, is pretty much the point of YouTube embedding, no?

Riker

it's the autoplay bit that he's pointing out

that's not supposed to be a thing

and the way he does it is by sneaking the autoplay tag in the url, which makes sneaking other things in a possible concern

Napoleon Wilson

8:53 PM

Oh. Meh, the video is blocked in my country anyway. Whatever.

If I find an autoplaying video, I can as well just edit the post.

I would have thought that to just be a terrible feature rather than some obscure bug.

Tinkeringbell

@NapoleonWilson Nope, if you can sneak things into the url, you can definitely start hacking things....

(It just worked on me twice btw, I refreshed the page because the post was edited :/ )

Napoleon Wilson

Pfff, well, the question doesn't go out of its way to explain all the possible intricacies really.

You wanna post on a per-site meta instead of Meta Stack Exchange? Fine, but then don't assume an SO audience, let alone a web developer audience.

Riker

it's all good, a SE employee already noticed

Napoleon Wilson

Well, sure, but the question could still use some clarity. It won't just vanish from an SE employee noticing.

But whatever, apparently it's perfectly clear to everyone else.

Riker

hey have you tried pressing the caps lock key again?

lol

Memor-X

9:34 PM

@AnkitSharma *drop from the sky head first*

@Randal'Thor about what?

Rand al'Thor

10:00 PM

@Memor-X Nothing in particular - we just wanted a non-blue name in here :-P

DForck42

@Randal'Thor lol, ALL THE MODS!!!

Rand al'Thor

@NapoleonWilson What's not to get? Even I understand what it's about, and I'm as far from a computery person as one can be here (certainly further than you with your 40k rep on SO).

Memor-X

@Randal'Thor yay, i'm special because i'm not special

DForck42

@Randal'Thor we'll become the unofficial teacher's lounge

Rand al'Thor

Why was that Movie Reel onebox deleted? It wasn't spam or anything, just a poor question.

The question itself hasn't been deleted.

DForck42

10:03 PM

@Randal'Thor probably cause someone hates all caps?

Rand al'Thor

BUT WHO WOULD HATE ALL CAPS?