Math Mods' Office - 2017-02-08

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Martin Sleziak

5:13 AM

@arjafi I am not sure whether it would work here. But back at the time when there were several users relatively active in CRUDE room, the system "keep on the starboard and remove after it is resolved" was suggested.

in C.R.U.D.E., Jan 6 '15 at 19:09, by Fundamental

An experiment: use the starboard for active requests, unstar when completed.

But even without this system, perhaps having a look at starred messages might be faster method to see whether something relevant was posted in this room rather than looking through the transcript.

Although in this specific case, it would probably not help.

Re: Flagging is usually a better option than hoping a random mod will pass by this room. I will just say that we certainly appreciate that some mods do look (and post) in this room.

But of course, if message in chat remains unnoticed and the issue is serious enough, flags are certainly a reasonable possibility. (Or perhaps in some cases even post on meta - depending on what the issue at hand is.)

@N.H. I have posted copy of your message in MathOverflow main chat room. But hardly anybody visits the room - so I doubt somebody will answer there. Among the rooms associated with MO, Homotopy theory is the most active. It's your call whether it could help to ask there.

If you have a look at discussions about cross-posting on meta, you will see that it is recommended to wait a bit longer than three days. (From your message it is not clear whether you are thinking about reposting the same question on MO or whether you are asking about migration.)

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N.H.

6:41 AM

@MartinSleziak : Thanks a lot ! I could just post a message on Homotopy theory as well since it's the most active. Thanks a lot for posting a copy of my message !! I was thinking about migration, if I got no reply ... Thanks again !

Martin Sleziak

7:01 AM

@N.H. Some basic things about how migration works can be found here. FAQ: What is migration and how does it work?

Perhaps some of the more experienced users will tell you whether it is better to migrate or to repost.

I will not be able to help you with the question whether your post is "MO level" - the topic is outside my area.

N.H.

Ok, great, thanks again for the link and the feedback ! I guess now it's on the MO chat maybe one user will come (even I doubt it) and else I can wait a bit more and migrate/repost :)

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amWhy

8:44 PM

@MartinSleziak Yes, indeed, and I second the sentiment. I think the mods here do a great job in making themselves available, so much so that I may have been unduly expectant on that reliability when I addressed the two-accounts issue.