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M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
22:16
Hmm. . . @Dam I suggest you put me in the job of providing word of the days.
Dunno if it's helpful to you, but
Word of the day: Ostracize
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
I hereby declare you (among others) be in charge of words of the day.
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
YESSSSS...
BTW how's today's word of the day?
Did you know it?
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
An interesting word.
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
It has an interesting history behind it.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
No. I'm more familiar with simpler words, like shun.
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
22:22
That's so simple.
Um, what was the word of the day last time?
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Or steer clear of.
I think maybe it was snailboat's.
(in another room)
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
Rapscallion.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Oh, was that a word of the day, too?
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
What was the meaning? A mischievous person?
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Yes. rap-SCALE-lian
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
22:24
Hehehehe! Even with a bunch of deleted comments, this is funny:
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Q: Will the real serial downvoter please stand up?

VectorI guess someone is peeved at me, but doesn't have the courage to reveal themselves. -2 17:36 downvote My boss gave me everyone's pay by mistake and mine is lower, how can I increase it? -2 17:36 downvote Should I tell my co-workers that branch manager uses drugs (crack) at the offi...

discussion support moderation downvoting
Before you say the language doesn't overflow in that message, see
> if it's just gonna make you : gonna is not word I'm familiar with. Please explain - I thought this was an English language site.... – Vector Jul 22 '14 at 6:54
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Oh, I think those downvotes will be rolled back.
Wait, 2014?
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
Wait. . . How did I end up in meta.workplace.SE? O.o
@Dam I find this very interesting; there's always one problematic user in per site metas, where a lot of their questions are among the most downvoted ones.
In chem.SE, it was ADG.
In workplace.SE, it was that Vector/Victor/whatever.
I wonder who it is in ELL.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Well, let's don't care much about the votes.
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
But on the whole, they do reflect a problematic user's existence.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Let's say that there is a user who's got more than a fair share of downvotes, and yet they keep on using the site. What should we make of it?
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
22:30
They're gonna cause trouble at some time in the future.
If they were whining about their downvotes on meta.
Yep. @Dam that user in question, with a rep of 1700-something, has suggested only 6 edits.
That seems like flaring up to me.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
Suggested 6 edits?
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
Yes.
Wonder how I got that info?
Let me be dramatic and say
> I have my resources.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
I'm not sure I follow.
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
Which part?
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
BTW, let's talk about this in another room.
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
22:36
OK.
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
22:53
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Q: Two directions of "Identify"

meatieI have a question about the usage of the verb "identify". Could "identify" be used in two directions like the following: John Doe was identified as the intruder of the meeting. The intruder of meeting was identified as John Doe. ?

grammar meaning usage
This is an interesting question, unlike what I thought at the first glance.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
It looks a bit too familiar. I think StoneyB had answered a similar question once.
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
It seems though, the two versions are common in very different contexts.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
nods
Oh, I thought it was about identify vs. identify with.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
23:35
@M.A.Ramezani Come to think of it, it's a good word. Next request: a word for avoiding or excluding someone who is harmful to you or bullying you or harassing you. But I doubt if there is such a word.
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
@DamkerngT. There's always such a word.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
I originally thought of singular-they in that sentence, so it's a bit difficult to fix.
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
Holy. . .google.com.sg/…
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
@M.A.Ramezani Interesting...
Another imaginary word that would be nice to know, if existed: the act of toleration, patience, and indifference to unpleasantries.
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
OK, word search can wait for now, I think I need sleep. 4:16 a.m. Cya @Dam!
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
23:49
@M.A.Ramezani Sleep tight, and have some bugs bite a little. :P
M.A.Ramezani
M.A.Ramezani
Yeah I need that.
Damkerng T.
Damkerng T.
(For some reason, my room has a handful of mosquitoes!)
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