The Bridge

Dragonrage

3:04 PM

if anyone is interested, I made a break down of the votes for the election

Wrigglenite

I am interested!

Dragonrage

Unionhawk 315: 95, 93, 126
Dragonrage 323: 74, 137, 111
Frank 316: 110, 123, 83
Gigazelle 91: 28, 23, 40
FoxMcCloud 89: 22, 33, 34
dly 113: 34, 40, 39
Wrigglenite 353: 201, 85, 67
iVhagar 45: 16, 14, 15
The Mattbat999 44: 11, 17, 13

Wrigglenite

Might be worth posting on the results announcement, too

As an answer, I mean

Frank

I was a lot of people's second choices.

Dragonrage

unfortunately for me, even though i had the most votes as second choice, almost all of them had Uni, Frank, or Wrigglenite as their first choice

Ronan

3:14 PM

I thought this voting system was supposed to avoid that

Like, if people who voted Uni > Dragon > 3rd instead voted Dragon > Uni > 3rd they'd get a better result

Invader Skoodge

@Dragonrage I edited your post thing to hopefully make it easier to read.

Dragonrage

@InvaderSkoodge cool, thanks.

Wrigglenite

@Ronan You have to remember that many of those votes are probably Frank > Dragonrage > 3rd

Ronan

@Wrigglenite Probably yeah, but not necessarily

Dragonrage

@Wrigglenite no, most were actually you > me > 3rd

followed by uni > me 3rd

Wrigglenite

3:16 PM

@Dragonrage Many of the votes that had Frank as first choice, I mean

Ronan

It's possible to get in a situation where switching 1st and 2nd gets you a better result

Invader Skoodge

@Ronan Are you telling me there's no perfect voting mechanism?

Wrigglenite

@Ronan Well, we have access to all of the votes, so it shouldn't be hard to check

Ronan

@InvaderSkoodge Yeah but I thought this was a specific thing the voting system was supposed to avoid

Invader Skoodge

What we should apparently add to the voting system is an "anti-choice" where you can subtract one vote from a candidate you specifically dislike.

Seems like this election would have gone quite differently.

Wrigglenite

3:19 PM

I think a higher threshold would have a similar effect

Ronan

@InvaderSkoodge For maximum drama

Invader Skoodge

@Ronan I mean we're hitting drama levels right now that we haven't seen in some time on Arqade even without that.

Ronan

@InvaderSkoodge Sure, but it's always more if the drama is actually codified

Ave

having fun with insurance now

turns out they get unhappy when you buy hrt

"oh doctor wrote smth i can't read"

literally "transsexualism"

GnomeSlice

One of the candidates may not be well liked, but they are the most prolific content moderators on the site already. I may have had issues with Frank's attitude in the past but he does seem willing to change in that regard. I think there could have been worse outcomes

And while some some interactions may seem misguided I think we can all agree on @Frank's integrity here

Ave

3:26 PM

"out of scope"

this is literally one of the highest end private insurance plans what

literally everything set to "no limit, 100% paid"

GnomeSlice

I believe the two winners are the two most prolific downvoters, which is interesting

Frank

@GnomeSlice That...is not something I expected to hear from you. Thanks. It's appreciated.

Dragonrage

hmm, how does Coombs Method differ from Meek STV?

Wrigglenite

@GnomeSlice I can only speak for myself when I say that I pretty much always downvote posts I vote to close or delete

GnomeSlice

@Frank you were not my last choice. I appreciated your answers to my election questions

Regardless of whatever history we have moderators aren't here to be our friends

Ave

3:33 PM

well at least insyrqnce paid for cypro

Dragonrage

hmm, looks like coombs method eliminates the candidate ranked last by the largest number of voters instead of eliminating the candidate ranked first by the fewest number of voters

Ave

and I just confirmed that I am the correct contact now

GnomeSlice

My guess wrt drama is that local vocal users to our site are unhappy, but I think you won because of all the network voters who came to participate, and your moderation history speaks for itself. So keep your chin up and show everyone that you're serious about representing our community

RedRiderX

@Yuuki we definitely need a new viva pinata

Dragonrage

which actually would change the results of the election by quite a bit

GnomeSlice

3:35 PM

Best of luck

RedRiderX

It was just so interesting and expirmental.

Unionhawk

@Dragonrage but likely with a select all ballot right?

Rather than a pick top 3

RedRiderX

It was also so strange that there was a show released along side it. They don't even really have the same story.

Dragonrage

@Unionhawk i believe that would be the best usecase of that method yes. though if you recount the current election using that method, it does change the results quite a bit

not sure how they handle the rankings though since there are only 3 votes

Tim Stone

@GnomeSlice Except me, I'm the Cool Mod 😎

Lazers 2.0

3:45 PM

0

Q: How to get dirt on skyblock?

I am playing skyblock and need more dirt. I know I can make coarse dirt and till it to dirt but I need gravel for that, How can I get gravel on a skyblock if I have a Tree, Infinite water source and a cobblestone generator and some dirt only. I am playing on minecraft Pocket Edition.

Yuuki

Pocket Edition has a skyblock mode?

I didn't know vanilla editions had skyblock.

Chippies

4:02 PM

@Moacir since, afaict, no one replied to you - Retrosaur is a user who's known to be a bad troll. Not bad enough to get banned permanently (although iirc he has been banned temporarily), but they have bad reputation around here. They are always changing their username to avoid being recognized immediately.

Dragonrage

@Chippies im not sure that is the reason they change their username

Chippies

@Dragonrage every time they show up in the chat with a new username, they pretend to be a new/different user, so I would assume that that is a strong reason why

Yuuki

@Chippies It's not so much that Retrosaur's not a very bad troll, it's more like Retrosaur's fairly good at knowing what gets you auto-banned.

Frank

4:18 PM

I think we're getting a little too much into a personal focus here. Let's change it up, please.

Yuuki

Yes, back to Viva Pinata.

@RedRiderX I think it's a perfect Switch port.

user15026

That would be awesome

GnomeSlice

@InvaderSkoodge I don't like that idea

@Chippies retrosaur changes his name everywhere all the time, it has nothing to do with that

He's done some dumb stuff over the years but he's not stupid and I think his comments are sincere

user15026

@GnomeSlice We just were asked to change topics, can we not go back to it please

GnomeSlice

Sorry I just opened my phone and scrolled up a bit

I don't have anything else to say about retro anyway

Moacir

4:34 PM

@Chippies Thanks for the clarification

Yuuki

I should think up some sweets puns for new Viva Pinata animals.

Moacir

So, Viva Pinata

Sterno

It's a defect in my personality that when someone asks to change topics, particularly in something I previously didn't even care to discuss, that all I want to do afterwards is discuss that topic.

Wrigglenite

@Sterno I think we should not talk about Viva Pinata

Frank

@Sterno That's just human nature.

Kind of the way we tell people not to push the big red button.

Invader Skoodge

4:40 PM

@GnomeSlice It wasn't a real suggestion.

Unionhawk

I for one think we need to investigate the influence of Russia in the mod election (USER HAS BEEN BANNED FOR THIS POST)

Moacir

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Dragonrage

@InvaderSkoodge having the ability to rank every one in the election for voting and using something like the coombs list might work better, or at least be less controversial :)

Moacir

I think we should ban elections entirely and just mod whoever @Wipqozn appoints

Private Pansy

@Moacir That's exactly what a @Wipqozn sockpuppet would say!

FoxMcCloud

4:48 PM

And the year of the Wipqozn continues...

Yuuki

I say we stuff the Supreme Court.

Tim Stone

Double Stuf

Moacir

@PrivatePansy 🧦

Dragonrage

added some more stats to my election vote data analysis

Yuuki

Huh, I guess my vote distribution wasn't that common.

Moacir

4:55 PM

@Dragonrage Where can I see that?

Frank

@Moacir I approve of this message.

Dragonrage

@Moacir i have some election stats i gathered here

Unionhawk

room has been placed in timeout for 13 seconds. room topic is: viva pinata. discussion should focus primarily on that topic

No that isn't real no it isn't formatted right yes this is the second time in 2 days I have done this joke

Dragonrage

@Moacir if you are wondering how i got those stats, i downloaded the ballots and counted them

Sterno

Gotta be honest, it's been a few years since Arqade seemed like a good place to get answers to gaming questions

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Yuuki

4:58 PM

room topic changed to The Bridge: General Arqade chat, wherein it has been 0 days since the last timeout joke [+♦♦] [gaming] [jin-fanclub] [lazers] [-mods] [murder] [-pedantry] [-politics] [time-tetrahedron]

user15026

5:20 PM

I started playing ACNL last night again for a bit of a chill thing. I forgot how much fun it was. (also past me had TERRIBLE decorating ideas.)

GnomeSlice

5:44 PM

@InvaderSkoodge oh

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: How do I turn off a repeating trade?

I put a trade on repeat, but then i changed policies, and wanted to redo the trades, but couldn't figure out how to turn it off.

civilization-6

Moacir

6:28 PM

@Ash I have all fruits afaik, I invited @Ave to go to my town and grab some. I can do the same if you need, however looks like you already have everything

user15026

@Moacir I have apples and cherries and oranges and coconuts for sure

Private Pansy

There's also banana from the tropical island I think

Moacir

@Ash I think I have persimmons, that unlock after the last shop upgrade if I remember right

user15026

Neat :D

Moacir

So if you want, I can open my town for you later

Alex Myers

6:38 PM

Ever try that AC mobile game? I was heavily addicted to it for a month before finally freeing myself by uninstalling. Do not recommend.

Moacir

@AlexMyers I tried but it had that microtransaction vibe and I hated that

Yuuki

@AlexMyers Do not recommend uninstalling it? Noted.

Alex Myers

Lol oops...

user15026

Yeah, I tried it but it ran like crap on my phone and I didn't super love the microtransaction stuff

user15026

@Moacir That could be fun, although I won't be home for at least another like...6-7 hours

Moacir

6:44 PM

@Ash Same here . I still have at least 3 hours of work, but I will probably be home much later than that

user15026

Cool.

Moacir

I think I still have in my house somewhere the physical copy of the ACNL guide

It was so much fun go around that and be like "Wow, look all this cool furniture"

user15026

I had that for a while but I think it went to the thrift store at some point :P

Yuuki

7:02 PM

One thing I hope for with BotW 2 is that they fully remove stuff that's clearly a holdover from being planned as a purely Wii U title.

SaintWacko

@AlexMyers LadyWacko plays it occasionally

Alex Myers

I'm more excited for the Link's Awakening remake than BotW2 to be honest.

Yuuki

7:18 PM

So the Link's Awakening remake will have a dungeon builder?

cc @Ash

Unionhawk

@Yuuki Yep

It looks like you can just assemble rooms you've already seen, but still cool

user15026

@Yuuki ><

Lazers 2.0

1

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Rollercoaster seems to loop more than 1, I don't want that. I want it go for only 1 round and then stop and let the guests disembark and take another set of guests. How to do that?

rollercoaster-tycoon-classic

0

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My kids have this game on their Kindles, PetWorld: My Animal Rescue Premium. One of the children's game has a map that shows a little picture of the animals and there other one does not have this map on their screen. It causes no end of fighting over who gets to play the kindle that has the map...

android petworld-my-animal-rescue-premium

Nzall

7:34 PM

EA: They’re not loot boxes, they’re “surprise mechanics,” and they’re “quite ethical”

Yuuki

SaintWacko

@Memor-X They might someday bring it back in some capacity, but it had a lot of issues and really wasn't very fun. The current League, Legion, is great though!

fredley

9:21 PM

Bridge I got bought out of my notice period today, and then the CEO fired the only other developer

Scenes from the Chernobyl control room

Wipqozn

@fredley Well that's wild

Seems like leaving was the right choice

fredley

totes

I'm pretty shell shocked

dly

When you work in sports you get used to it

user15026

@fredley daaaang

Lazers 2.0

0

Q: Does online multiplayer require a Nintendo online subscription?

Does the online multiplayer for Overcooked 2 require a Nintendo Online subscription? I wasn't able to figure this out using the store description of the game, or on the game's website.