The Bridge

Arda Xi

10:00 PM

d'aww

alexanderpas

scary.

tzenes

How little?

Mechko

Well, I promoted her to "Little Sister" last night because she's very sweet and always makes me smile because she tries to be helpful in the way only a 10 year old can be. But it's still bothersome. And her profile is closed + her picture makes her look like she's 20, so my girlfriend will be suspicious.

tzenes

so she's 10?

Mechko

yes.

alexanderpas

10:04 PM

COPPA?

Mechko

COPPA?

alexanderpas

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) is a United States federal law, located at (). The act, effective April 21, 2000, applies to the online collection of personal information by persons or entities under U.S. jurisdiction from children under 13 years of age. It details what a website operator must include in a privacy policy, when and how to seek verifiable consent from a parent or guardian, and what responsibilities an operator has to protect children's privacy and safety online including restrictions on the marketing to those under 13. While children under 13 ...

Mechko

She is related to me. I'm also friends with her entire family on fb

tzenes

I invited McKay to chat

alexanderpas

a ten year old using facebook is in violation of the T&C

Mechko

10:09 PM

She has parental permission and supervision

tzenes

Doesn't he just have to have adult consent? or supervision or something?

Mechko

she

Arda Xi

@alexanderpas you're allowed to with parental permission

which is complicated in the US though

alexanderpas

Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities - 4.5: You will not use Facebook if you are under 13.

seems pretty clear-cut to me.

Arda Xi

that's lazy

alexanderpas

10:11 PM

facebook.com/terms.php?ref=pf

Mechko

That's also not a legal statement. you cannot place legal contracts on minors that don't have parental responsibility

alexanderpas

no, the contract can't be closed, therefor, they can't use facebook, as it requires acceptance of contract. (catch-22)

Arda Xi

that's not really a catch-22

then again, depends on how you look at it

Noctrine

Uh oh

Another legal battle?

McKay

Hello

alexanderpas

10:26 PM

Hi

McKay

I may not be very responsive here, but I'm here for the time being.

Noctrine

Yo

alexanderpas

ping @ArdaXi

Mechko

welcome

btw guys zergoverflow.com/questions?sort=newest

I think we killed it

Noctrine

Is that a stackexchange or a Open-source one?

Mechko

10:29 PM

I think it's from when you could pay for SO sites

alexanderpas

It's running StackExchange 0.9 (20100413135304-37b86aed49ad)

Chacha102

So, if I play WoW, do I count for the Gaming SE?

Mechko

absolutely

alexanderpas

23 questions tagged [wow]

Chacha102

what if I played it for 20 hours a day?

alexanderpas

10:33 PM

that would make you an expert! (probaly)

Chacha102

but I'm only a level 16

alexanderpas

that means you're playing for 1 day ;)

Chacha102

No. I've played 20 hours a day for 5 years.

McKay

and you're only level 16?

Chacha102

Actually, I've played off and on for 5 years

I have like 9-11 characters. 1 has hit 80

McKay

10:35 PM

Well, answer WoW related questions.

alexanderpas

on to level 85 it is soon.

Chacha102

80 Death Knight. 71 Shammy. 56 Paladin, 42 Druid, 42 Rogue, etc

Mechko

lol

2

alexanderpas

see, expert enough.

Chacha102

Raided Burning Crusade and WoTLK

alexanderpas

10:38 PM

@McKay If you're unable to verify an answer of are unsure, it is usually better to refrain answering. Also, don't edit questions on a hunch, only edit questions if you are very certain.

McKay

Very certain?

alexanderpas

yes, because edits will replace the original content, if you are even just a bit uncertain about your edits, don't edit.

McKay

On edits? Fair enough.

I do recall a bad edit I made, is that what this is about?

Arda Xi

I got pinged?

McKay

I think you got pinged because I'm here.

Arda Xi

10:42 PM

oh

well, the only thing I have to remark is that you edit too quickly, for example the MW2 question you edited

alexanderpas

We've had to rollback a number of your edits, due to the low quality of those edits.

Arda Xi

you edited 'playlist' to 'play type' for some reason

McKay

Which one?

Arda Xi

the most important rule is: if you don't know the register involved in a question, don't edit it

McKay

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Q: Where can I find serious teammates in Modern Warfare 2?

I began to play to Modern Warfare 2 three weeks ago. I'm better when I play in Free For All. When I play any other playlist, I'm very bad. I guess I need to improve my team play, but it seems that everyone is playing for himself without team play. I tried to follow a high level player to cover...

The register?

Arda Xi

10:45 PM

yeah, that one

erm, jargon

McKay

SO particular Jargon?

Arda Xi

in this case, the MW2 jargon

like 'playlist' being a gamemode

McKay

So, I've played MW2 a few times.

And I'm not familiar with the term playlist, but maybe I've glanced over it.

It seemed he was talking about play types, and that that would make the question more clear.

Arda Xi

Team Deathmatch, Mercenary Team Deathmatch, Free-for-all, those are called playlists in-game

McKay

Hmm, interesting.

alexanderpas

10:49 PM

even then, a simple google search can confirm or unconfirm your suspicion.

McKay

I think I still disagree.

Mechko

?

How can you disagree with the names in the game?

McKay

While there is a Playlist called "Free For All" There are several other playlists that use the "free for all" play type.

Arda Xi

no there aren't?

Mechko

I beg your pardon?

Arda Xi

10:50 PM

well

maybe in one of the combo packs

McKay

like the linked "Barebones Pro"

It's a Free-for-all play type, ne

?

Arda Xi

that's a combination of TDM and FFA

McKay

Exactly

Arda Xi

one of the two is picked randomly every match

McKay

FFA is a play type, one that is used in many of the different play lists.

Arda Xi

10:51 PM

saying: "I'm bad at Barebones Pro" is useless

I definitely disagree with the word play type, since we're not performing plays here

alexanderpas

game mode would even come closer...

McKay

Exactly. saying "Whenever I play any [non FFA] Playlists" also makes no sense.

because barebones is one of those types, and he probably has problems there

Arda Xi

any MW2 player will know what playlist means unambiguously

Mechko

Absolutely

I would know. I've clocked up 600+ hours

Arda Xi

that's not possible if we make up our own arbitrary nomenclature

McKay

10:53 PM

And it makes less sense.

Game Mode, or play type. Those are kind of synonymous. And Play Type was closer to the original poster's message, so in respecting the original poster, I changed as little as possible.

alexanderpas

they're certainly not.

Arda Xi

I would definitely disagree there

gamemode isn't synonymous to playtype

play in that case means "a dramatic composition or piece"

alexanderpas

Play type can refer to the way you play, or what type of player you are.

Mechko

Playtype is also something that an MW2 player would have to think about

Playlist makes implicit sense

McKay

So, we're arguing semantics here.

I think playlist is slightly inferior in this case. But whatever.

Arda Xi

10:57 PM

since you changed the semantics, yes we are

Mechko

Well very simple semantics. I feel it doesn't make sense to replace in game jargon

Arda Xi

also, 'multiplayer' is in the dictionary, it doesn't have to be edited

Mechko

with 'perceived' jargon

McKay

(in-game jargon that is somewhat misleading?)

But fine, whatever.

Arda Xi

it's less misleading than making something up

McKay

10:58 PM

fine.

alexanderpas

Also @McKay, you might want to review your answers, as you have 3 pages of answers with 1 or less votes. Some of your answers are better suited for comments, and other are better when more detail is added. If you're unable to provide any detail, and are only answering with 1 or two lines of text, it is usually better to let someone else answer, and focus yourself on something you know, and can provide quality answers for.

tzenes

also Wheton's rule: gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/4934/…

McKay

okay

Wheton's rule?\

alexanderpas

@tzenes: WP:NPA please!

FallenAngelEyes

11:18 PM

Hm

What would the correct tag for Magic: the Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers be?

2

Q: Building a deck in Magic The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers

While playing around in "Magic The Gathering" via Steam I was wondering about how one builds his deck... Buying "online" cards? Obtaining more cards as bonus for completing the campaigns? Where come rare cards from?