For example, we were having a flood of Swimming in the Dark questions and the questioner was pointed to here in a comment. I don't think we migrated any of the posts, just the user :)
I looked at some of their messages in chat and have indeed seen messages from other people telling them they were asking the wrong questions but am still confused
They came into the room and asked a question, and got an answer. Then they asked another question and got an answer, but also asked to not ask any more question in chat. Then they asked another question and did not get an answer. Then they asked the same question again. Then they asked for people to join a room they had made specially for tutoring them. Then they pleaded that they needed help to pass their test and get a job. Then they asked the question again. (cont.)
Then they asked a different question and were told to stop. Then they asked one of the original questions again. Then they asked a few more questions and were told in no uncertain terms to stop. Then they asked another question and were told to stop (repeat many more times, with the "stops" being insistent and no more answers being given). Sometimes they pleaded for pity as well, and at one point they defended themselves by saying they had a "sincere need". A few times this was moved to Trash.
and that's a summary, I suppose
The problematic part was the continued posting of questions after having been told to stop, combined with pleading for answers and acting as though we should be answering because they needed it badly
Okay that is indeed problematic and I agree that questions shouldn't be posted in chats in such a matter, so I am not exactly pleased that you directed that user here
As I recall, their two arguments for why they weren't posting on main-site were that they were question-limited (only 1 question every 40 minutes if you are low-rep) and that their questions were "easier" and "faster", thus they preferred chat discussion over waiting for an answer on main-site
The same behavior occurred in The Sphinx's Lair, but I think that has stopped now. (They actually managed to get question-banned on Puzzling for posting questions which were downvoted and off-topic)
A few users have been helping them, generally in rooms set up for the sole purpose of being tutoring for them. However this requires a user who is willing to help and be pinged day-round, thus their many unsolicited room invitations.
I myself have an invite which I have not figured out how to dismiss.
@Man_From_India I think snail's question is a very important question. There should be a paper on this topic
or maybe snail has already published something on that
Since snail is the absolute grammar authority in these here parts, I think basically their post is indicative of that CEGL probably doesn't cover the question at issue
@bobble Oh I almost forgot I myself posted a riddle question in chat yesterday and got a brilliant answer! lol
Because it was posted long back, I mean snail's question. I just wish snail could clarify if she could manage to solve that. But unfortunately she doesn't turn up here any more.
I don't know complicated particle rules, but simple structures make sense at least
anime isn't my goal, I don't even watch it unless my sister insists
I took it in high school mostly based on the teacher. (All our language teachers are weird, but the Japanese teacher was weird in the best way). I like the grammar.
Then the chance for him to be a native Japanese speaker is pretty slim
The difference between English and Japanese is when I google English phrases I get tons of stuff from non-native speakers, but Japanese published text can be pretty safely assumed natively written
This is rather informal speech and probably not what you would write in a formal essay. I would agree with the suggestion to use "quickly" instead of "the quickest."
The meaning is between to your versions 1 and 2. It means that using the tube is the quickest way to get fluids into the animal whi...
Is ot really informal? Yes there are really some complicated constructions happening in the sentence.
@GWarner Yes some times. But in this case it is purely for entertainment purpose :-) By the way, I always heard "play havoc with". :P Another non-native issue :D
@KimJongUn hmmm what exactly causes you trouble? Then I can tell you in a better way.
I think you have no problem with this:
It's the safest way to get the fluids into her.
Now you want to add the manner by which to get the fluid into her. So you need a Manner Adjunct there, which can be realised either by a Noun Phrase (NP) or by a Preposition Phrase (PP).
The manner adjunct th...
I think you have no problem with this:
It's the safest way to get the fluids into her.
Now you want to add the manner by which to get the fluid into her. So you need a Manner Adjunct there, which can be realised either by a Noun Phrase (NP) or by a Preposition Phrase (PP).
The manner adjunct th...
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