@DanielFischer Let me know if/when you're around these parts in the next couple of hours.

@DanielFischer Just forget (feel free to delete) my comment immediately above; and any other diamond-bearer, if the comment isn't yet deleted, please delete it on my behalf.

@amWhy How about people who bear rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and other Pokemon games?

@AsafKaragila :-) Hmmm...emeralds...now that's tempting...It's my "birthstone", though my favorite color isn't green, but blue.

@amWhy Do you see a red door and you want to paint it blue?

Hmmm, naww...I don't like blue as in Fisher Price childrens' toys (or legos)...But a sapphire or two would be impressive!

@AsafKaragila I'm all for a new election of sapphire-bearing-consensus-builders to join our team of diamond-bearing-moderators...duties to be determined.

@amWhy If the duties include "nothing", but the privileges include "suspending users, deleting posts and comments of everyone, and having access to deleted comments", I might be up for the job.

I'd especially be into this if the job description included a high salary that would allow me to pay for my own postdoc years. It will totally save me the hassle of submitting applications and anxiously waiting for answers.

Also, there shouldn't be elections. They should just give me the job.

I don't mind writing in all my papers "The author was supported by StackExchange Inc. via ..." as a footnote.

@AsafKaragila But emerals-bearers might protest, not to mention the rubies, etc.

@amWhy Tough luck. Everybody knows that Pokemon Crystal was the best game.

@AsafKaragila But emerald-bearers might protest, not to mention the rubies, etc.

@amWhy Only rubes go for rubies.

@AsafKaragila :-)

@AsafKaragila I'm kind of clueless on Pokemon

not even sure how to pronounce it?!

@amWhy Po-ke-mon, there's usually an accent over the "e", but my keyboard lacks accents and I'm too lazy to add those as shortcuts or whatever.

Thanks! that helps!

You know what's annoying?

When you post an answer to a question, especially something that you put some work into, and after some time someone else posts an answer, and then the OP accepts theirs and comments "Oh, now I understand, thanks" or something like that.

That's ABSOLUTELY annoying!

I don't mind conceding that others can write better answers than me. Or that sometimes a more naive approach can be more accessible to someone. But for the love of god, not even a single comment on my answer?