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jmac
jmac
12:15 AM
Hey TMOTTM, and welcome to The Workplace! I'm a bit unclear on what you're question is here. As explained in our help center, "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face." What is the problem you're facing? Are you worried that answering with the WAR approach won't work? If not, why not? If you can edit your question to make it clear what the issue is, you'll get much better answers. Thanks in advance! — jmac 25 secs ago
(that questions as-is seems like it should be closed)
Hey Cole, and welcome to The Workplace. As explained in our help center, "You should only ask practical, answerable questions based on actual problems that you face." If you want to apply to internships without being a student, editing your question to say that will get you much better answers. In general, "Chatty, open-ended questions diminish the usefulness of our site" which most 'why...' questions end up being. Thanks in advance! — jmac 27 secs ago
Another one that could really be closed.
I can't help but feel like this is not a constructive question as-asked that has a decent question (improperly scoped) tacked on at the end:
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Q: How to work with a micro-manager?

happybuddhaI am trying to learn to work with all sorts of people, but I am just stretched out on how I can learn to work my current manager. In my opinion he is too much of a micro manager who is rude and wants an update of every single minute of my billable hours. An example of his nosey-ness, if a colle...

professionalism software-industry manager
Basically, he lists several separate issues:
1. The manager wants to-the-minute recording of billable time
2. He doesn't like socializing during work hours
3. He doesn't like people browsing online documentation during work hours

The conclusion is that this is just 'micromanagement' and asks for how to deal with the person, but I don't think answering the question will necessarily solve those issues.
At any rate, I've left a comment, but if anyone has a brilliant idea on how to edit it, please have at it.
Hey happybuddha, I'm a bit unclear on what you're asking. Is he content with any of the people in his teams' work? If so, what are they doing differently from you? Why is he so concerned with billable work? Are you being paid hourly or salaried? Being a micromanager is a symptom, and not a cause. Without having a bit more of an idea of why he is micromanaging, it is incredibly difficult to answer. An edit may help get better answers. Thanks in advance! — jmac 3 mins ago
 
 
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jmac
jmac
1:50 AM
Hey user, and welcome to The Workplace! As explained in our help center, "Questions should be about problems you are encountering or have encountered in the workplace, and not the learning/applying of specific job functions." If you can edit your question to focus on a specific problem you're facing that we can help you with, you'll get much better answers. Thanks in advance! — jmac 23 secs ago
 
jmac
jmac
2:02 AM
Hey mkzk, and welcome to The Workplace. I think you have the core of a great question here, but unfortunately it's attracting close votes for being unclear. I'm going to make an edit to try to keep it open, but if you think you can improve it, or if I missed the point and the current question won't be helpful, please feel free to edit it yourself. Thanks in advance! — jmac 9 mins ago
 
jmac
jmac
2:41 AM
Best Community ♦ edit ever: "eliminated profanity"
 
jmort253
jmort253
3:34 AM
@jmac Look how old that post was....
interesting that the edit kicks in now.
 
jmac
jmac
3:56 AM
@jmort253 It turns out that it was a suggested edit by an anonymous user which is why it was turned in to a community user edit. Far less interesting.
 
jmort253
jmort253
ah
makes sense then....
for some reason I was thinking it was automated
Community has gone sentient.
Soon it will be reopening closed questions and commenting on posts....
 
jmac
jmac
@jmort253 We can only hope! It would sure make our job easier if it could edit too!
 
jmort253
jmort253
yep
 
 
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Stack Exchange
Stack Exchange
5:12 AM
0
Q: Is it appropriate to ask for a friend of a friend?

Markus MalkuschSome questions here might be of a nature which would bring the author into difficulties with his current employer. Is it therefore acceptable to ask such questions here in the name of a friend?

discussion
 
 
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jmac
jmac
6:40 AM
Strongly feel this is a legal question and should be closed:
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Q: US employer suggests two 90 day contract periods instead of work VISA. Is this okay?

Doug SmithI'm a Canadian citizen going to work in the US for 5 months starting in May. My employer said that due to the fact I'm being hired a little late in the game, and the H1B work VISA takes several months to complete, and given the fact that this is an internship, he said to simply come for 90 days a...

united-states contracts canada international visa
Hey Doug. It really sounds like these are questions you should be asking your company's lawyers rather than us here. I would feel incredibly uncomfortable knowing that any answer I provided would be used to 'make sure' over the advice of trained legal professionals. — jmac 46 secs ago
 
RhysW
RhysW
7:34 AM
We have the potential for a team of three moderators whose usernames all begin with J, if that happens I will start referring to you all as the three J's and assuming you are some kind of internet biker gang
 
CMW
CMW
the Threejays are our very own dubstep DJ gang
:D
I expect page soundtracks accordingly
 
RhysW
RhysW
@CMW DJJJ gang*
 
CMW
CMW
^^
 
RhysW
RhysW
Some guy just appeared in our office and gave us a huge box of coffee beans
i have no idea how he got in through our security door, but hey, coffee
 
CMW
CMW
please send the coffee fairy here, next
 
RhysW
RhysW
7:43 AM
haha i think this coffee is actually delivered by fairy then
 
CMW
CMW
can we salvage this one?
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Q: deletedeletedeletedeletedelete

user18222delete.......................................

job-search
 
Stack Exchange
Stack Exchange
8:00 AM
0
Q: Should we mark questions as duplicate of closed questions?

CMWI've wondered about this before, but my current example is this question: Contracting role versus permanent role? What is the difference? which is voted to be closed as a duplicate of: Difference between contract and full time? This is more of a general question though, as I think it's not re...

feature-request
 
jmac
jmac
Hey user, and welcome to The Workplace! Could you clarify your question a bit? You work for Company A. Company A can assign you to projects in subsidiaries B, C, D, or E all in other countries than Company A on a project-basis (several months). You say you trust the company, and aren't worried about your CV, so what is your concern? As far as legal/tax consequences, I'm afraid that's a bit out of our scope here at the workplace, but if you could edit your question to focus on what you're concerned about with your 'profile' we may be able to help. Thanks in advance! — jmac 23 secs ago
@RhysW Like the Many Tims of Meta?
in Tavern on the Meta on Meta Stack Overflow Chat, Dec 18 '13 at 3:09, by jmac 
:1687338 Three Tims for the Elven-devs in the Tavern,
Seven for the Moderation-overlords in their halls of 01100010011010010111010001110011,
Nine for New Users doomed to downvotes,
One for the Jeff Atwood on his dark throne
In the Land of Horror where the Coding lies.
One Tim to rule them all, One Tim to find them,
One Tim to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Horror where the Coders lie.
Hey user, and welcome to The Workplace! As Jan points out, this is a bit tough to figure out what you're trying to get at. If you could edit your post to focus on the relevant information and ask a single focused question like, "How should I list a failed startup on a resume?" you will likely get far better answers. Thanks in advance! — jmac 16 secs ago
 
 
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CMW
CMW
10:00 AM
To me this is basically a legal question and on its way to making hot list:
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Q: My boss wants a co-worker to do something unethical / illegal

WorkerMy boss has required a co-worker to edit some papers with Photoshop to add information that is not true (and maybe use it later on court). What would be the consequences for him if they found out that was manipulated? Can he reject a direct request from the job? (he's been in the company for a ye...

management ethics
can we get it closed before that?
 
Alex M.
Alex M.
flagged it but I guess that doesn't help much
 
CMW
CMW
everything helps :)
Flagging puts it into the review queue, where I found it to put it here
 
 
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RhysW
RhysW
12:34 PM
@jmac Yeah just like that
@CMW so close, just 1 CV away
 
jmac
jmac
12:47 PM
@RhysW done
 
Stack Exchange
Stack Exchange
0
Q: Is the Downvoting police too active?

Shantnu TiwariI'm new to Workplace.SE, though I'm active on other SE sites. One thing I've noticed is that there is a downvoting police, that goes around giving -1 to anything they don't like. Go to the main page, and there is a whole list of questions with 0 and -1 scores. Several questions I gave a +1 to ha...

discussion
 
 
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Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
2:41 PM
@RhysW So you'll have to acquire a "J" then. ;-)
 
 
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Chad
Chad
4:33 PM
@RhysW the J-holes?
or "The J Diamond gang"
 
Quillion
Quillion
5:07 PM
does there exist a software position in canada which provides normal pay, no insane overtime, and at the same time engaging work? From my 4 years of experience it seems that only 2 of these are possible at any given time.
 
Chad
Chad
@Quillion Yes
 
Quillion
Quillion
@Chad where does such a magical company kingdom exist might I ask? My friends in the industry also have had no luck with finding all 3 requirements met, except one who has become a freelancer.
 
Chad
Chad
You have to follow the yellow brick road to the emerald kingdom, consult the wizard, kill the wicked witch, then click your heels together 3 times
Generally with anything in development you can have any 2 or 3 things. Usually its fast, cheap, or good... but I think it probably works for your requirements as wll
 
Quillion
Quillion
so wait, are you saying that it is possible to get 3 out of 3, or that you can only have 2, which seems to have been the case so far
 
Chad
Chad
5:24 PM
It is possible... but really hard. Most places that offer great pay and engaging work want extra effort.
and Companies that have engaging work and reasonable hours do not have to pay as well
and if its great pay and reasonable hours the work probably sucks
 
Quillion
Quillion
yeah that is exactly what I saw as I tried everything from small startups to huge corporate. Currently stuck in corporate and actually contemplating completely changing my whole profession due to lack of balance to any of the things. Since not having all 3 makes it difficult on the family
 
Chad
Chad
There is a balance but You cant have everything you want with out giving something up.
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Q: How do I communicate to my boss that I am unwilling to perform a task because it may be illegal?

WorkerMy boss has instructed a co-worker to edit some papers with Photoshop to add information that is not true (and maybe use it later on court). He is concerned that making these edits would cause him some legal trouble. I'll have to check with lawyers to see if he could have any consequences from k...

professionalism management work-environment manager job-satisfaction
I made an edit to this question I think its on topic and answerable now.
 
Quillion
Quillion
ok so then I guess I should just stop my whining and suck it up and stick with what I have. Damn I wish there was a better way.
 
gnat
gnat
5:42 PM
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Q: How to address senior coworkers wasting time?

MatThe owner of the company I currently work for contacted me (I did some work with them 6 years ago) and asked me to help finish an application that has been in the works for 6 years. They were very flexible in giving me a month before starting so I could relocate (although I covered my own expense...

professionalism productivity
^^^ consider keeping an eye on answers to this question. I have a feeling that it'll soon be attacked by lemmings from hot list. It looks too good to deserve polluting with garbage
 
Chad
Chad
@Quillion You can always look for something better. Just focus on improving what you have. You might get lucky because there are a few of those cherry jobs out there... you dont find them with out looking.
@gnat Thats a dup lets get it closed
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Q: Coworker doesn't actually work - how to deal with the situation?

mihaWe have a colleague who prefers to waste time at work instead of well... working. He's either watching movies, playing online games, or he's always on social sites. This is all on company time, with company's resources. We (the other people in the office) thought that, hey, this sometimes happen...

professionalism work-environment colleagues stress
 
Quillion
Quillion
6:01 PM
@Chad the fear I have for looking is that I have things just on borderline of being kind of acceptable. So i am afraid of going somewhere new that might be worse.
 
CMW
CMW
6:16 PM
I thought we had this one before, but I can't find it:
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Q: How do I politely decline an offer to extend internship when I plan to move to a different company?

Doug SmithI'm currently doing an internship at a company for a fixed-month period, which I'm now close to the end of. Recently they approached me and asked if I would like to stay longer, instead of going back to university once my period was over. Originally I was planning on going back to school, but I'...

professionalism communication job-offer internship resignation
 
RhysW
RhysW
@StackExchange Its a shame to see this so heavily downvoted, we might not agree with the user but im really pleased that someone has turned up, wondered why something works the way it does, then came and asked us about it
 
CMW
CMW
@RhysW I think it's not so much what's being asked, but how, that got it downvoted. Just a guess, tho
 
RhysW
RhysW
not all users are as good with words as us lot :P
 
CMW
CMW
But all users have to option if interacting with people trying to engage with their question
 
RhysW
RhysW
...is this ironic? i can't understand what you are trying to say :P
 
CMW
CMW
6:24 PM
and if the only interaction they could be bothered with is a snarky comment edited into their post, I for one question if they are actually interested in answers to such questions
 
RhysW
RhysW
there is that too i guess
 
CMW
CMW
no no, I mean it that way. there are 5 comments (3 at the time of the edit) and two answers that beg for engagement. and nothing but that edit in response
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
I upvoted this question not because I agree (I don't think there's too much downvoting, in other words) but because I think it's an important question to ask. We need to be able to discuss things like this as a community and to check how we're doing over time. — Monica Cellio 2 mins ago
 
RhysW
RhysW
@MonicaCellio thanks for the support, have some right back at ya :P
 
Chad
Chad
@RhysW I thikn it is more his general disrespect of the community that gets the downvotes
 
RhysW
RhysW
6:35 PM
maybe its just me but i didnt read it as disrespectful, just someone who maybe lacks tact / experience conversing professionally
 
Chad
Chad
@Chad I'll put it in my answer as you say it, as long as you can produce someone who as is woefully ignorant of the Civil Rights laws as you are. — Vietnhi Phuvan 1 hour ago
Just one example... they are all over his posts
 
RhysW
RhysW
perhaps i am mistaken then, i read only the meta post
in isolation it seemed ok
 
Chad
Chad
The OP has posted alot of.... lets call them questionable answers. None of them follow back it up and when we try to help improve thats the kind of comment we get
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In this case the OP says that it is against civil rights laws, but does not actually cite the laws or explain how they apply to this question.
 
RhysW
RhysW
@Chad as a non american, i bet im even more ignorant of it than he considers possible
 
Chad
Chad
@RhysW I am not... but that does not mean that he can just ignore the site rules
 
CMW
CMW
6:39 PM
The meta question in isolation to me is perfectly fine. That's why I commented on it, in an encouraging positive way (at least I think so), trying to engage with a question.
 
Chad
Chad
its his type of crappy inaccurate answers we try to avoid with the back it up policy
 
RhysW
RhysW
indeed it does not
 
Chad
Chad
I did as well. Down votes in meta are not a judgement on quality, but rather an expression of aggreement or disagreement
 
RhysW
RhysW
20 mins before election phase begins
 
Chad
Chad
I am tempted to run on the platform of I will ban One specific user...
 
RhysW
RhysW
6:41 PM
chad you cannot ban yourself
stop trying to leave
you are one of us now
there is no turning back
 
Chad
Chad
he nearly got me to push the button again this weekend
 
RhysW
RhysW
nope, you arent allowed to leave
if i do get voted mod, i will ban you from leaving :P
 
enderland
enderland
currently on a conf call with someone presenting about interviewing...
heheh
 
RhysW
RhysW
:D
 
enderland
enderland
I guess I'm close to a subject matter expert on this topic by now... heh
 
CMW
CMW
6:46 PM
And if there's an aspect where you arent: we have this neatly-styled search box at the top
:)
 
RhysW
RhysW
and a stellar community
 
Chad
Chad
7:00 PM
@RhysW Actually nm its a different user
 
RhysW
RhysW
facepalm
 
Chad
Chad
@RhysW I have been told no they wont delete my account :p
 
RhysW
RhysW
well there you go problem solved :P
ELECTION BEGINS

in 59 minutes
 
Chad
Chad
The last time I tried they fixed the flag ban for me :p
 
RhysW
RhysW
they fixed it?
 
Chad
Chad
7:01 PM
yeah
 
RhysW
RhysW
oh i see they removed your ban?
 
Chad
Chad
everyone that had one. And they changed how it works
it was too easy to get flag ban before
It was like 6 or 8 consecutive declines and you got flag banned
 
gnat
gnat
@RhysW no, they established a new feature that was in need for too long, but only Chad's case made it through:
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Q: Allow recovery from flag hellban

JimCurrently, users can get stuck in a permanent flag hellban from which there is no recovery. I've asked around before and it doesn't look like recovery is possible. To recover, you'd need to gain flag weight, and to gain flag weight you need someone to handle your flags. Since your flags now g...

discussion feature-request status-completed flags hellban
 
enderland
enderland
stop making bad flags then :P
 
RhysW
RhysW
@gnat that is brilliant
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
7:05 PM
@RhysW time for the last-minute candidates to show up. Don't wait until the last minute and risk being shut out by a network glitch. :-)
 
RhysW
RhysW
apparently i cant read anyway, i thought itd be finished at 8 :/
 
CMW
CMW
meh. DST annoys me
20:00 UTC used to be 6 minutes ago
:D
 
RhysW
RhysW
im easily confused anyway
 
CMW
CMW
Time, it's just not what it used to be...
 
gnat
gnat
@enderland this is not as simple. As an example, my decline rate here is 2x larger than that at Programmers and 4x larger (okay same 2x if you take into account flags wiped out from database by SE dev) but I intentionally abstain of keeping it extra pure. At Programmers and SO, I can afford letting some garbage slip through only to keep my flag weight high, here it's opposite
 
RhysW
RhysW
7:07 PM
well judging by the votes on the comments of the candidates, we might well be looking at a jmac jmort monica mix, which would be interesting to say the least!
 
Chad
Chad
@enderland Rarity was pissed at me and just declined everything i flagged one day even though 9 out of 10 answers I flaged were deleted.
 
gnat
gnat
@RhysW don't underestimate chances of other candidates, we have quite a strong competition. Reminds me of SO elections '13 when I had really hard time picking whom to vote for
 
RhysW
RhysW
@gnat eh its about as accurate as news places guessing who is gonna be elected i guess :P
 
CMW
CMW
Last couple of days, I feel like I alienated a bunch of people :)
 
Chad
Chad
@RhysW I think Jim will get in
 
CMW
CMW
7:10 PM
stupid move when in election
 
gnat
gnat
@CMW if you get elected, this feeling will probably be with you forever
in Workplace 2014 Election, 2 days ago, by jmort253
> No one can be told what moderation is; you have to see it for yourself..... This is your last chance. After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill; the story ends, and you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
 
CMW
CMW
haha
maybe
 
RhysW
RhysW
i wanna know what happens if i take both pills
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@CMW I don't know. Personally, I would prefer that people not try to put on an election face. Behave like you normally do, and like you'll do after the election.
 
Chad
Chad
@RhysW You end up trying to moderate Redit...
 
RhysW
RhysW
7:12 PM
@MonicaCellio I dunno, you've been a lot nicer lately :P (kidding)
 
CMW
CMW
@MonicaCellio I agree. That's pretty much what I'm doing. I don't really believe in politics
 
gnat
gnat
@RhysW you'll become a heavyweight flagger. Like Chad
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@RhysW I wouldn't discount others (including yourself) so easily.
 
RhysW
RhysW
just speculation :)
 
CMW
CMW
@RhysW The story ends, you wake up in wonderland and belive what ever you want to believe.
That's probably where the idea to "Once upon a time in wonderland" stems from...
somebody taking to many red and blue pills
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
7:14 PM
@RhysW don't make me come over there; we've already discussed the- difficulties of getting baseball bats through airport security/customs. :-)
 
Chad
Chad
Yeah I am so torn. Jmort is an easy pick. He has been the leader and we need at least one for continuity I think. But I think I know most everyone else on the list and I think you will all do great
 
CMW
CMW
@MonicaCellio We do have baseball bats in europe :)
 
RhysW
RhysW
You already agreed to come here! Theres baseball bats here y know :P
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@CMW sure, but a proper weapon is finely calibrated to its wielder. You want me to use just any old baseball bat?
 
Chad
Chad
@RhysW I thought you had sticky wickets instead :p
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
7:15 PM
But it's ok; I'm better with quarterstaff-class weapons than smaller ones anyway...
 
RhysW
RhysW
i dont really know much sports, i just occasionally yell 'go sports' when other people seem excited. im sure i blend right in
 
CMW
CMW
@MonicaCellio You need to get a proper visa and plan for a longer stay, then. Try out, calibrate and get acquainted with your newly purchased weapon here :)
 
RhysW
RhysW
...I'm going to have an irrational fear of baseball bats from this point onwards
and a rational fear of monica
 
CMW
CMW
 
RhysW
RhysW
I get an income higher than 10 countries now? woohoo
 
Chad
Chad
7:18 PM
@RhysW yeah but the combined percapita income of those countries is like $100US
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@RhysW I don't really do sports either. But I used to fight in the SCA (medieval/renaissance re-creation group); we use real armor and wooden weapons. (Rattan, actually.) I wasn't very good, but I enjoyed it for a while. My best form was polearm ("glaive", but limited to 6' for safety reasons so more like a staff.)
 
RhysW
RhysW
@MonicaCellio It might be an interesting battle then, because I am really skilled at running away very very fast
 
Chad
Chad
@MonicaCellio thats cool!
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@Chad I will now show my geeky background. I was walking across the university square when I saw people in armor fighting, and my first thought was "ooh, live D&D!". The interest in actual history came later; I just wanted to play.
 
Alex M.
Alex M.
@RhysW my income is higher than most mountains
 
enderland
enderland
7:20 PM
@MonicaCellio this was fun, I briefly did this but never could make it fit my schedule
 
Chad
Chad
@MonicaCellio That makes you even more awesome :p
 
RhysW
RhysW
@MonicaCellio replace geeky with awesome
 
Chad
Chad
if I wasnt already married...
 
RhysW
RhysW
haha chad, snap :P
wait now i said snap to the wrong thing :L
 
CMW
CMW
@MonicaCellio In the words of one of my heroes: "Always be LARPing"
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
7:21 PM
@Chad then I'd have to introduce you to my husband, just to make sure you understand. :-)
 
RhysW
RhysW
@Chad then you would take up larping? :P
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@CMW it's funny; I never got into LARPing at all. I don't think it was really a "thing" yet when I found the SCA, and once I was fighting in the SCA I didn't seek out LARP once it did show up. (Plus, I never went to a lot of conventions.)
 
CMW
CMW
@MonicaCellio I'm LARPing every day
 
Chad
Chad
@RhysW I tried that a few times. When I was in Salt Lake City I had some friends that were into the Vampire LARP scene. Was fun
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@enderland I found it at the right time, in college when a Sunday-afternoon practice held right on campus was easy.
 
CMW
CMW
7:23 PM
My current character is a level 17 Responsible Adult
 
RhysW
RhysW
@Chad i have a friend just up the road who does it, been tempted to join him at some point
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@CMW you play a level-10 programmer? :-)
@CMW even better!
 
CMW
CMW
That's more like Level 37
 
RhysW
RhysW
I rolled some bad stats, can i re roll?
 
Chad
Chad
@CMW Those are no fun.... Have you considered changing class to like a bard or thief or something
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
7:25 PM
How do stats work in LARP anyway? I mean, how can you (say) play a high-level fighter if you yourself aren't very coordinated or strong?
 
enderland
enderland
@MonicaCellio the group I found used foam stuff (basically wood covered with some foam) - this was nice
 
RhysW
RhysW
@MonicaCellio you dont
 
enderland
enderland
lots easier
 
RhysW
RhysW
the stats are related to additional abilities, things like fighting are all your own ability
 
CMW
CMW
@Chad I've got a few alt characters, I pull out every now and then
bard is not really working for me, but tricksters are fun
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
7:26 PM
@RhysW oh good; I think "do something that vaguely fits you" is likely to work better than "be anything and we'll jiggle the rules so it'll work", but some might feel too limited. (OTOH, foam weapons should be pretty accessible.)
 
RhysW
RhysW
they have to meet certain regulations, cant just ducttape foam to a stick
apparently
 
enderland
enderland
@RhysW there are very defined regulations for this, as you might imagine
 
RhysW
RhysW
i bet
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@RhysW I would hope there'd be some safety rules, yes. (The SCA has that too -- even though you're wearing armor, the wepon still has to pass inspection. So does your armor BTW.)
 
RhysW
RhysW
i liked fencing, did that once, was a good laugh
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
7:29 PM
Holy cow, one of y'all just gave me an Outspoken badge. :-)
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CMW
CMW
In one of my P'n'P RP groups, I watched this one girl, all day crocheting (is that the right word?) what turned out to be a blue ball...
 
RhysW
RhysW
@CMW isnt that how it started? as a blue ball
 
CMW
CMW
When I asked her about it, she explained to me, in some serious and stern tone, that she's a water mage and needs to prepare her spells for the weekend
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@RhysW I'd like to try fencing someday. I might not see well enough to do it; don't know. (It's easier to see where a 1"-diameter rattan sword is than a thin foil.)
 
RhysW
RhysW
@MonicaCellio it was a very long time ago, and i wasnt good so much as flailing unpredictably,
3 of my coworkers go to the same fencing club though
 
CMW
CMW
7:30 PM
geek-off. I love this chat! :D
 
RhysW
RhysW
i imagine its fun hitting your manager with a fencing sword on occasion
3
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@RhysW well, there's surely a learning curve. You've got to try more than once to find out if you're any good.
 
enderland
enderland
@RhysW "can I bring my sword to work? my boss and I swordfight"
 
CMW
CMW
@RhysW We had nerf-gun battles in the office. That's the cyber-punk version of that, basically
 
RhysW
RhysW
@enderland me and my current boss had a remote controlled astronaught-copter that we would launch at eachother every so often
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
7:32 PM
@enderland back in my post-college, pre-car days I occasionally rode the bus carrying my armor and weapons. I never had any trouble getting a seat.
 
RhysW
RhysW
hah i take the bus everywhere too, but i dont have armour, yet people still avoid me til last :/
@enderland 'i accidentally blinded my manager with my fencing sword, can i be fired for this?'
 
CMW
CMW
@RhysW I would at least bring ethics into this question
If not legal aspects.
 
Chad
Chad
@RhysW "I disemboweled my coworker on accident, what do I tell HR?
 
RhysW
RhysW
@Chad is it ethical for them to fire me for this?
 
Chad
Chad
My bosses wife lopped of my arm. Should I quit
 
RhysW
RhysW
7:36 PM
i just got invited to the most awkward party ever :L
 
Monica Cellio
Monica Cellio
@Chad you won't need to; after you exhaust your sick leave in the hospital stay they'll fire you.
 
gnat
gnat
@Chad regarding that answerer, there is a chance for serial-reversal script to kick in and ruin "the evaluation". One way to avoid this is to find one of their posts and vote up (if it additionally happens in an answer to a closed question that you, as 10Ker consider delete-worthy, consider exercising this privilege on a question - brainless script per my observations doesn't distinguish deleted posts)
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A: How did this user amass more than 2k worth of reputation?

gnatA word of caution, based on an advice given in comments in another question: ...just don't go on a down voting spree..., last time he made it into Meta three people started downvoting everything and they were caught by the serial voting script. It ain't that easy... ...not that I sug...

^^^ been there done that
 
Chad
Chad
@gnat I just downvote as I come across them. I usually naturally get upvotes between the downvotes. Unless one person posts like 10 answers that all suck... that happens sometimes before but not recently
 
RhysW
RhysW
after a flurry of activity chat is taking a well earned rest
 
CMW
CMW
7:55 PM
E-5 minutes
 
Chad
Chad
@RhysW heh sorry I got actual work i gotta do
 
RhysW
RhysW
oooh was that a joke at my expense!
votes cast for mods!
 
Stack Exchange
Stack Exchange
8:11 PM
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Q: 2014 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire

Grace NoteIn connection with the moderator elections, we are holding a Q&A thread for the candidates. Questions collected from an earlier thread have been compiled into this one, which shall now serve as the space for the candidates to provide their answers. Not every question was compiled - as noted, we o...

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Chad
Chad
8:28 PM
Alright Candidates .... answer dem questions
Bonus points if you answer: How would you deal with a user who produced a steady stream of valuable answers, but tends to generate a large number of arguments/flags from comments? with Choot em!
 
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Stack Exchange
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Q: Can we make the Workplace exchange less hostile to new users?

kleinegI am a new user of Stack Exchange. I have gotten a pretty good response to the first question I have answered, and nothing but unhelpful responses to every question after that. In some cases I have gotten downvotes with no comment, or a copy and pasted comment I have seen applied to every new u...

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