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Xander Henderson
Xander Henderson
12:11 AM
@amWhy There is something weird with the Late Anwers review queue
look at the history
there is a string of review items by "Get off the Internet", all dealing with three+ year old answers.
how are those new answers to old questions?
 
 
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Xander Henderson
Xander Henderson
2:23 AM
Of course no action was needed here. Not even a little bit of editing to fix the TeX...
:\
 
 
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TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
9:52 AM
Can't believe this near 2k rep user is still asking PSQs
This at least shows effort, and is more downvoted than the above PSQ
 
amWhy
amWhy
10:17 AM
@TheSimpliFire It's also a duplicate. I had already voted to close as off topic, so I can't "dupe hammer" it closed. The dupe is posted in a comment to the question.
@XanderHenderson I saw that, and flagged it. Might very well be some bug with that queue.
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
@amWhy OK thanks
 
 
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user21820
user21820
12:26 PM
 
 
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TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
1:47 PM
@user21820 and coincidentally all 5 answers are given by 10k+ users :P
 
amWhy
amWhy
This is a dupe of this. Same asker: target asked two days ago, dupe asked just now. (It can be closed as a dupe, even with no answer at target, because same asker asked both questions.)
Never mind, above comment from me: the asker self deleted the dupe. But the original (the linked question) is worthy of closure: one more close vote needed there.
 
user21820
user21820
2:24 PM
d1, c1.
@amWhy It's a PSQ anyway so I voted.
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
2:35 PM
 
 
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TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
3:45 PM
This PSQ is 2nd on the hotlist.
 
user21820
user21820
@TheSimpliFire It's borderline. I agree it's not a very good question, but the asker seems genuinely confused by the actual mathematics underlying applying a polynomial to an operator. This is not at all trivial, hence I answered it because none of the existing answers even came close to properly addressing the issue.
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
@user21820 I cannot know whether they are really confused or not. But there is a chance that it was snipped off a multiple-choice exercise.
On the other hand, they did proceed to ask this question which alleviates my doubts a bit
 
user21820
user21820
@TheSimpliFire That didn't occur to me. I would be rather amused if it did show up on an MCQ! =)
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
in which case I'll not close the question myself but I'll leave the option to others
 
Xander Henderson
Xander Henderson
@TheSimpliFire I agree with @user21820 that the question is fairly borderline. I am not going to vote to close it, but I also took action to remove it from the HNQ.
And, in the process, improved the question by giving it a more descriptive title (I hope).
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
3:57 PM
@XanderHenderson Thanks!
 
Xander Henderson
Xander Henderson
@TheSimpliFire I put a more descriptive title on that one, too.
 
amWhy
amWhy
@user21820 I think it's a PSQ worthy of closure. And the second question you posted just confirms my belief that the question is a PSQ seeking an answer only.
 
Xander Henderson
Xander Henderson
Though the second question is, I think, much more deserving of closure.
 
user21820
user21820
@amWhy Yes I'm not happy with both questions, and the second one is worse, which I did not see when I posted my answer. My main reason was only that the two existing answers failed to address the mathematical issue.
 
Xander Henderson
Xander Henderson
Oh, I caught a magical unicorn!
only 425 more to go!
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
4:07 PM
@XanderHenderson from the late queue I spose :P
 
Xander Henderson
Xander Henderson
4:20 PM
@TheSimpliFire Yup.
Again, it is the only badge that matters. ;)
I've caught four magical unicorns today!
 
Xander Henderson
Xander Henderson
4:36 PM
20
Q: Revisiting the "Hot Network Questions" feature, what are our shared goals for having it?

Tim PostSome things happened yesterday that caused a need for us to (quickly) remove a site's eligibility to contribute to the list of hot network questions. For those of you not familiar with what we've come to call the 'HNQ' list, please visit the link; the list of questions shown as 'hot' on stackexch...

discussion featured hot-questions
The above may be worth reading / commenting on.
 
 
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TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
6:40 PM
@XanderHenderson I've never got more than two in a day. And I've only done 36 over the past year :/
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
7:26 PM
What is a magical unicorn?
@XanderHenderson@TheSimpliFire
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
@RushabhMehta reviewing a late answer in the queue
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@TheSimpliFire I'm in need of some help
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
@XanderHenderson magical unicorns are tautological anyway :P
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
I'm being targeted by a user, who is commenting on my answers all across the board and accusing me of targetting users (I think he means gimusi)
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
@RushabhMehta if they're commenting on all your answers then it should be easy to find out who it is
let me see
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
7:35 PM
The user is now deleting some of his comments before I can get to them
@TheSimpliFire
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
For example, the user deleted his comments on this answer of mine
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
trolling maybe
but I don't think it's gimusi
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
that's the only user I've had a negative interaction with on this site.
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
they've only been here for less than a month
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
7:39 PM
Moreover, this user noticed our conversation, hence the second screenshot. So somehow he can see this
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
@RushabhMehta I can name three more :P
let's see if they've gonna delete their account
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@TheSimpliFire well ok that was different. That was my stupidity.
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
@RushabhMehta if you go incognito you can view chats
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
Interesting. I'm not sure what the goal was here for said user.
His profile seems quite normal, and has a relatively decent Q/A record
 
Holo
Holo
@RushabhMehta You can ask him directly
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
7:41 PM
@TheSimpliFire (I hope you realize the other thing was a meme gone wrong :P)
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
@RushabhMehta :P
 
Holo
Holo
Btw, I also don't think it is Gimusi
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
I just don't know what else the rational could be
*rationale
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
@Holo if it was there would be answers-only, not questions-only ;)
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@user597654 Is there anything you would like to address? Any complaints?
@TheSimpliFire lolll
 
Holo
Holo
7:43 PM
Lol
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@TheSimpliFire Ohhh I figured it out
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
what?
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
I should mention I didn't vote on this question at all, but look who the user who commented on this post is
 
Holo
Holo
@RushabhMehta did you comment there?
 
TheSimpliFire
TheSimpliFire
oh crap, I knew that user by the name this morning before they changed it!
i think
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
7:47 PM
@Holo Nope
@Holo Didn't do anything there. Confused as to why said user went after me
 
Holo
Holo
Weird
Seems like the user left this chat
@RushabhMehta You got ignored
 
amWhy
amWhy
Flag, @RushabhMehta. Mods can see what's going on.
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@amWhy will do.
@Holo Lol I'm aware
 
Holo
Holo
:)
Or rather >:(
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@amWhy I can't flag anymore, the comments have all been deleted
 
amWhy
amWhy
7:52 PM
@RushabhMehta Mods can still see them. Flag away. Too bad @user597654, your deleted comments are still visible to moderators!
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@amWhy how do I flag deleted comments
 
Holo
Holo
@amWhy no need to provoke them now :)
 
amWhy
amWhy
@RushabhMehta Flag the user's account, and mention that they posted a bunch of harassing comments below posts of yours, or where you commented, and provide links, e.g., to those you provide here: if it's a post of yours, include a link to it.
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@amWhy working on it
 
amWhy
amWhy
@Holo I don't think flagging a user harassing another user is further provocation. Or should we wait until it happens to you, where you get harassing comments, perhaps downvotes, and we all tell you to sit on it, and let it go, lest you further provoke them?
 
Holo
Holo
7:58 PM
@amWhy I meant to the fact you ping them to here again, I agree that @RushabhMehta should flag them
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@amWhy dumb question: how do you flag a user
 
Holo
Holo
I by all means not think that the fact they deleted the comments makes everything okay but rather than pinging them here after they already ignored the first time I prefer to flag them and get over with this
 
amWhy
amWhy
@RushabhMehta Not a dumb question: flag one of their most recent posts. Mention this chat, with a link to it, and add details clarifying that you are flagging the post only to flag the user. I did that yesterday, and it worked.
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@amWhy Okay done!
 
amWhy
amWhy
@Holo Well, I'm not afraid of them. And I stand by my ping. If they're so naive to think that deleting a comment covers their tracks, they may as well know that doesn't erase their tracks. Hopefully, they'll stop doing so sooner rather than later.
 
SmokeDetector
SmokeDetector
8:04 PM
 
Holo
Holo
@SmokeDetector Good bot
 
user597654
user597654
@amWhy I did not harass anyone with the comments!
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@amWhy He speaks!
 
amWhy
amWhy
@user597654 Yeah, you did. The evidence is pretty clear. Who owns your account, btw?
 
user597654
user597654
@amWhy My self
 
amWhy
amWhy
8:07 PM
@RushabhMehta Or "she": we don't know.
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@amWhy, oops, my bad
 
amWhy
amWhy
@user597654 I'll wait for the moderators to deal with your harassment. Just don't be so naive to think you can harass a user, and then delete your comments. Site moderators, and SE staff see all comments, deleted or not.
 
user597654
user597654
@amWhy I just said not to target any specific user by downvoting/closing their answers. More than that I didn't do anything.
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@user597654 my question is, why me? What did I do that you found wrong
 
amWhy
amWhy
@user597654 You posted harassing comments. I'll say no more. You can try to lie to a mod, who has evidence otherwise, some of which can be seen here.
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
8:11 PM
and why were you concerned I brought my issues here
 
amWhy
amWhy
@RushabhMehta Don't engage further. Really. Holo was right about that.
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
@amWhy I apologize, I'll back off
 
Xander Henderson
Xander Henderson
@TheSimpliFire Off-topic, but I disagree. I could glue a horn to a horse, and the result would be a non-magical unicorn.
 
user597654
user597654
I never thought that would become an issue. I apologize for any inconvenience @Rushab.
 
amWhy
amWhy
8:34 PM
→ 1 message moved to ­Trash
 
Rushabh Mehta
Rushabh Mehta
8:56 PM
Two different users posted the same problem
@amWhy
 
Xander Henderson
Xander Henderson
9:10 PM
@RushabhMehta Those questions ask about categories A and B... should I ask about the morphisms?
In any event, the more parsimonious explanation is that the question is from a homework exercise, and that two students from the same class are posing it.
It doesn't look much like a competition problem to me.
 
amWhy
amWhy
:47281408, @Xander Please see also this version, asked yesterday: math.stackexchange.com/questions/2962957/…
Someone is playing this site; three questions in 24 hours, each essentially the same, spells out one person gaming this site for homework completion, or one or more persons gaming this site for an active competition problem. Too much of a coincidence: TMoaC
I also meant to ping @Rushabh above in my last comment.
 
amWhy
amWhy
9:40 PM
Oops I thought you got a fifth.
 

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