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Ben Brocka

11:00 PM

Lol, "flagged for piracy"

spider1.noc3270.com/qtoa/108/…

please delete me

Brian Colvin

I wish we could require comments on downvotes

StrixVaria

@BrianColvin I don't. That's a silly thing to require.

Would you want to require comments on upvotes too?

Brian Colvin

No but upvotes don't drive question closures

StrixVaria

@BrianColvin Uh...?

Brian Colvin

upvotes don't have a negative affect on the question..

StrixVaria

11:05 PM

@BrianColvin But they have a positive effect on it. Why should they be treated differently?

Lazers

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Q: Who wants which gifts in the Witcher

I want to know which gifts I should hang on to and, by exclusion, which gifts can be sold to merchants without fear of having to re-buy them to appease that one snotty NPC. So far I've seen the following: 1st act Trish: Trish's potion (obvs) (Buxom) peasant woman in the village on the outskir...

the-witcher

Sterno

@BrianColvin Downvotes don't drive question closures either. They're just a happy coincidence

Brian Colvin

@Sterno I would disagree

Sterno

@BrianColvin How so?

OrigamiRobot

Requiring comments on downvotes would only lead to serial revenge downvoting

StrixVaria

11:06 PM

@BrianColvin You'd be wrong :P

FAE

@Lazers What's the scope of this question? Having not played it, it's hard to tell. AKA is it too broad for a single huge answer?

StrixVaria

They get downvotes because they're bad questions.

They get closed because they're bad questions.

The same thing causes 2 separate and independent actions.

FAE

@BrianColvin Remember that closing is a temporary state. Questions can be improved from there and reopened.

Brian Colvin

Without some sort of reason for downvoting how can the asker improve the question?

Sterno

I tend to leave a comment on my downvotes if someone didn't already leave a comment that says what I would have, but that's not because I think people should have to. It's selfishly motivated by me not wanting to see the same thing repeated again elsewhere.

Brian Colvin

11:09 PM

@OrigamiRobot Could make it anonymous for all i care heh

I like seeing the explanation to new people on question closures/downvotes so they can learn how to improve them faster

StrixVaria

@BrianColvin Yeah, it's pretty neat when it happens. But it shouldn't be required.

My downvotes are mine.

I will spend them how I like.

OrigamiRobot

@StrixVaria Mine too.

Brian Colvin

Well explanations help better the community as a whole i would think

StrixVaria

@BrianColvin So do downvotes, sometimes.

If a question quickly gets enough downvotes, it magically disappears off the main page.

For bad questions, that is a good thing.

Brian Colvin

I suppose, but those questions are obvious in most cases

Some questions I don't see anything wrong with, they get downvoted, I'm not sure why so I can't avoid making the same mistake

OrigamiRobot

11:15 PM

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Q: How does "elemental" damage on weapons work with elemental skills?

I have a weapon that adds Holy damage. How does this work with my skills that say "Does X% of weapon damage as _ damage and things of that nature"? Example: My wand does 8-14 damage at 1.40 APS. It has +1-2 Holy Damage for a total DPS rating of 15.4. Ray of Frost deals 215% weapon damage as C...

diablo-3

It happens

Brian Colvin

Anyway maybe a requirement isn't the best option, but explanations help get newer members contributing faster

Raven Dreamer

Why is @badp's gravatar next to the name "Fishnipples"?

OrigamiRobot

@BrianColvin So do your part by explaining your downvotes when you feel it necessary.

badp

@RavenDreamer It's a nod to bobince.

Brian Colvin

Well I don't always know why questions are downvoted, maybe i can spend some time looking over the question rules but still

Ben Brocka

11:17 PM

@RavenDreamer lol

badp

OrigamiRobot

@BrianColvin your downvotes.

badp

doxdesk.com/updates/2009.html

I'm saddened bobince couldn't find the time to blog in 2011.

Ben Brocka

@badp Gah my eyes

badp

I could've chosen 'Timothy Goatse' instead but I guess 'fishnipples' was the superior choice.

Brian Colvin

11:19 PM

Why would gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/63803/… question get a downvote? is it off topic?

Ben Brocka

Never worry about one downvote, more than one usually means something, one could mean anything

Brian Colvin

Ah well, So has anyone seen a decent Hecarim player yet?

Blem

@badp i love that one

Brian Colvin

The champ is either underpowered or drawing alot of crappy players ~_~

FAE

Can anyone who's played The Witcher tell us how broad this question is? Having not played the game, I'm unsure whether or not its scope is too broad (as in will a single answer be too unwieldy for one person to put together) or not:

murgatroid99

11:28 PM

@badp I would star that but I've probably already starred that picture in this chat

FAE

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Q: Who wants which gifts in the Witcher

I want to know which gifts I should hang on to and, by exclusion, which gifts can be sold to merchants without fear of having to re-buy them to appease that one snotty NPC. So far I've seen the following: 1st act Trish: Trish's potion (obvs) (Buxom) peasant woman in the village on the outskir...

the-witcher

StrixVaria

I get like 10 fps on Minecraft with my new laptop :(

All the settings are at minimum.

Brian Colvin

@StrixVaria cause minecraft is the shittiest coded game this decade lol

FAE

@StrixVaria Minecraft. Fun game, horrible programming.

StrixVaria

It's pretty much the cheapest laptop I could find, too.

Which doesn't help.

Brian Colvin