@TheSimpliFire I just flagged that post. I am relatively sure the moderators will not approve. That was a clear violation of the rules around bounties. Nothing else we need to do, I think.
I proposed a duplicate target for this question (“Trouble to understand infinite series ... it doesn't make sense to me because we can't continue adding terms until infinity”) – There might be other/better targets.
FWIW, while we were busy pointing at the bounty shenanigans, The Poor Jew received 5 upvotes to 5 different posts in a span of 13 seconds. I flagged it, of course. Looks like the mods are investigating it. More recently, the other party put up a bounty on the same question. Leaving the rest to the mods.
Marina was similarly rewarded by four upvotes in the span of a few seconds. Looks like someone is not aware of what data is viewable by all and sundry. :-)
@MattSamuel It's a horrible PSQ but other posts have it as their dupe target. If other posts have been closed as dupes of post X, post X cannot be deleted. Best bet would be to find a better dupe target.
@Peter In the past, we identify a better duplicate target, even if previously closed as a dupe of this one, reopen, then find the dupes to change their target, so a post like this awful post can be closed. It takes a concerted effort. @MartinR and @MartinSleziak have some experience of this sort.
@Xander If you have the time, please help me to delete this question. It will also obliterate the need to handle my half dozen flags on sophomoric comments between two users.
@amWhy I agree that deletion simplifies everything. I wish my students wouldn't get so annoyed when I make a similar suggestion regarding their grades. "Giving everyone an F sure simplifies everything!"
Honestly, I really like teaching, but there were days in graduate school when I really thought that the university would be a better place without any undergraduates. :D
@Xander You need to speak in the Cafe soon! You're not pingable there! @Jyrki, you too: there's another word search, but despite my ping, it couldn't reach you :(
You too, @JoséCarlosSantos. You need to join us in some recreation in the Cafe and Tavern: see the new word search! ;D
Oh, crimminy. I just spent an hour writing an answer to this question, because it looked interesting to me, and I didn't find a good dupe target. But, I think, the question should probably be closed as a PSQ. I probably shouldn't answer it.
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meh
I answered it anyway.
The question is (to me) mathematically interesting, and the asker engaged in chat. If the question is closed and deleted, I shall cry exactly one small tear.
