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10:34 PM

Q: Chat Room Name/Subtext not set for Ask Different Chat

If you look at all the chat rooms on SE, (notwithstanding the temporary ones between users etc) they pretty much all have a) a witty name, and/or b) some following subtext, e.g. : The Frying Pan: Sometimes hot, always heavy. (cooking.SE) Literature: Read any good books lately? (literature.SE) ...

Frequenters of chat should read this. In fact, if a mod could pin it, it might be a good idea.

Daniel Beck

If some of you have Super User accounts, I'd appreciate support for the following topic on Super User Meta (for the time being):
http://meta.superuser.com/questions/4320/support-option-return-for-inserting-new-lines-in-super-user-chat

Kyle Cronin

you're right, that is annoying

testing again

testing

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shift-return works

Daniel

why Super User Meta and not MSO?

Kyle Cronin

indeed, this affects the whole of SE chat, not just SU

Daniel

(which really is just to say I don't have an account on SU, so I can't upvote, but I'd be happy to if it were on MSO)

Daniel Beck

10:44 PM

@Daniel I like MSU better. But no worries, if it doesn't get picked up, I'll have it migrated.

Not that it does any good though..

Daniel

I get wanting to post where you're comfortable. I don't venture too far off Ask Different/meta.Ask Different

Daniel Beck

@Daniel I wondered whether to post this on Meta.Apple actually, since it primarily is of interest for Mac users. But I have no idea how active that meta site is...

Kyle Cronin

it's somewhat active, but not terribly so

Daniel Beck

That's what I was afraid of. Let's see how it goes. I'll let you know in case I'll have it migrated to MSO.

Kyle Cronin

it would probably languish there, but I'm not sure MSU is much better for getting features like this implemented

Daniel Beck

10:50 PM

@KyleCronin It gives SU members the ability to vote twice once moved to MSO, at least. As I said, I've done this before if it wasn't picked up on MSU.

Kyle Cronin

@DanielBeck ah, good point, had not considered that

Daniel Beck

Maybe I can convince our mods that Meta Apple is a good destination for the first migration due to the audience, who knows :->

Kyle Cronin

might be a first step in getting migrations between Ask Different and Super User

Daniel Beck

@KyleCronin You mean this?

Kyle Cronin

yep

it's actually quite funny how frightened some people are that we'll 'steal' all your Mac questions

Daniel Beck

10:54 PM

It'd be interesting to get real numbers on the flags requesting migration of legitimate topics. I've seen a few for Ubuntu myself though, but no Apple so far.

Kyle Cronin

I have no problem supporting an AD -> SU migration

Daniel Beck

There is very little off topic on Apple that is on topic on SU, is there? I mean, the occasional Samba networking question maybe, but other than that?

Jason Salaz

iOS questions are off topic on SU

derp

off topic on Ask Different, not off topic on SU. Sorry.

Kyle Cronin

well, sometimes you'll get the occasional question about Windows on a Mac that has nothing to do with the Mac

Daniel Beck

@JasonSalaz Yep. I meant in the other direction.

Kyle Cronin

10:57 PM

or stuff like that

Daniel Beck

I've seen a good deal of "You should post this on Apple.SE" comments though, plus flags for migrating e.g. Ubuntu stuff away from SU, so I can imagine that there are a few users who really think that Super User is "Windows.SE"

Kyle Cronin

what's SU's opinion on those upcoming Windows 8 tables? on or off topic?

Jason Salaz

/me guesses "on topic" in advance of the answer

Daniel Beck

@KyleCronin No idea. Not my niche. I'd say on topic unless it's a seriously stripped down version of Windows 8.

Kyle Cronin

if your guess is correct Jason, I fear that the only definition of what a PC is that SU uses that makes sense is "can it run Windows"

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Jason Salaz

11:06 PM

SO only?

Kyle Cronin

well it is a beta

Daniel Beck

Again, I'd appreciate support on the multiline chat topic on MSU from everyone with an account on SU. I'll let you know if it's migrated elsewhere. Good night everyone.

Jason Salaz

I voted for it.