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Mark Mayo

00:14

excellent

if you've been there it'll be cool too as you can try and recognise places from above!

Mark Mayo

00:26

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Disaster Recovery

Proposed Q&A site for survivors of disaster recovery, be it cities or people, or relatives, often have zero information about what is happening, or support to help continue. This could be a place for that.

Currently in definition.

An idea I proposed, thought some travel people may find it interesting

being from Chch, I'd love such a site to have existed

victoriah

03:39

The only problem with it that I can see is that you're not likely to have long-term members, or to attract experts

Mark Mayo

an interesting point, although people of the 'next' one will at least have a bunch of questions already answered...

victoriah

Well, a lot of the questions will be country/disaster specific

And a -lot- of them will be extremely localised

I just don't know if a Q&A site is really a good fit for that topic. On the other hand I can see how it'd be useful if I'd just experienced a disaster. But that's because I'm used to stackexchange and am in that mindset of obtaining information

As well, getting it out of beta will be really hard. You need disasters to keep happening often to drive traffic.

Mark Mayo

04:16

lol, true

Martin Tapankov

07:56

oh, the sweet nectar of moderation!

Roflcoptr

09:11

Was it necessary to use the moderator tools again? :D

Martin Tapankov

no, I just got access to them :)

Roflcoptr

cool

is it rep-based?

Martin Tapankov

uhuh

2000+

Roflcoptr

ah so you're not talking about travel SE? :D

i see you are :D

Martin Tapankov

I am :)

have 2001 currently

Roflcoptr

09:25

i see

congrats!

Ankur Banerjee

09:48

Ooh congrats @MartinTapankov!

I just passed by VMAtm and Gagravarr on points table. You're next, @Roflcoptr

Roflcoptr

haha no

@hippietrail is next

Roflcoptr

10:19

btw

when exactly do we use europe. Every time a question about a country in Europe is asked? Or only if the question is about Europe in general?

Martin Tapankov

about Europe in general

no use for it on questions which are already country/city/region-tagged

Roflcoptr

ok

Martin Tapankov

14:54

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Q: What museums and attractions in London offer interactive exhibits for blind people?

I'll be visiting London next year with my in laws, of which my father-in-law is blind. Since London is basically just wandering around and looking at things, our trip could get very boring very quickly for him. I know some museums might have interactive exhibits (like things that you can touch),...

should we change the title to "visually impaired" people?

IOW, how do you guys feel about "politically correct" terminology?

Ankur Banerjee

16:16

I don't have a problem as such with 'blind' since it's a specific state of condition, and that's okay. I used 'visually impaired' because such resources can also be used by people with poor vision, because there are many people who aren't legally blind but have conditions that prevent them from seeing there environment properly. (I'm obviously not referring merely to people who wear glasses.)

I think on the whole at a lot of places, terms such as 'visually impaired', 'hearing impaired'...whatever you want to call it is now being used is because of greater awareness of how there can be a wide range of conditions rather than just blindness or deafness respectively.

Roflcoptr

21:50

roflcoptr is back

Martin Tapankov

the lava question is slowly creeping up to the top of the hot list

Roflcoptr

it is really a good question

Roflcoptr

22:10

hmm do you think a question about visiting villages with rude name is ontopic? Because once I did a bike tour from Fucking to Petting and now i wonder if there are other funny routes available?

maps.google.com/…

Martin Tapankov

very unusual, but if you are a little more specific what constitutes a "rude name", then it might work

i.e. rude in English, or in the native language, or something else

Roflcoptr

i think it would have to be in english

and limited to europe

otherwise it is way too open

Martin Tapankov

yeah

so you'd be looking also for innocent-sounding names in the country's language, but something rude in English?

Roflcoptr

for example

fucking is in Germany

Martin Tapankov

I think there might be a chance somebody would close it as non constructive

Roflcoptr

22:15

but it isn't a german word

hmm yes that would be a risk

i'll think about it

or maybe wait for other opinions

btw i created a new meta question about that

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Q: Preview of Google Map links in chat

If you paste a link to travel wiki or other SE questions into the chat, a preview image is automatically created. I would really like the same for Google map links. A lot of time we're discussing something in the chat and it would be really cool if a mini map is displayed if you copy a link to ...

feature-request

Martin Tapankov

I like the idea, but might not be feasible/desirable from a technical standpoint

Roflcoptr

hmm but how does it work for wiki travel?

why shouldn't it work the same way?

Martin Tapankov

because it's static and easier to put directly, since it's the same engine as wikipedia

Roflcoptr

ok i see

we will see

:=)

Martin Tapankov

but I have no idea, we'll have to wait for a word from the SE devs

Mark Mayo

22:23

Liking the popularity of the lava question

Roflcoptr

yes it is really great

@MarkMayo what do you think about the fucking/petting question?

Martin Tapankov

sigh

we are never short on innuendo and suggestive language in chat

Roflcoptr

ok ill edit it

@MarkMayo what do you think about f*ucking/p*tting?

Martin Tapankov

:-)

I think this is one of the cases where capitalization really makes a difference

Roflcoptr

lol yes

but now it is too late

Mark Mayo

22:29

who's doing what to a pet??

oh right

Martin Tapankov

@MarkMayo .. I don't think you want to know

Mark Mayo

there's a town with that F name in Austria, if I'm not mistaken

Fucking

Fucking [http://www.fucking.at/], pronounced roughly "fooking", is a village in Austria. It is home to Austria's most stolen sign and is known for its name. Get in Get around See * Fucking Street Sign. Do Steal the Fucking Street sign. The sign has been stolen many times in the past, lately they have taken measures so that you cant steal it as easily any more. Buy Eat Drink Sleep Get out

Roflcoptr

exactly

Mark Mayo

:D

Roflcoptr

lol

that's hilarious

do you understand the sign below?

Martin Tapankov

22:30

I love the sign below..

kids - not so fast

Mark Mayo

nope

Roflcoptr

not so fast please

Mark Mayo

oh, lol

if it got onto the front of stackexchange, it would take off

Roflcoptr

hmm ok i'll ask :D

Mark Mayo

(oh dear)

wait, let's make this worded very carefully

Roflcoptr

22:31

yes

Mark Mayo

describe title and desc in here first, before you post

so that we can 'get away with it'

;)

Roflcoptr

ill do

Mark Mayo

I'm in and out, running some tests at present, but will check back shortly ;)

Martin Tapankov

Going to F***ing myself

I think it's best if the title is SFW

Roflcoptr

sfw?

Martin Tapankov

22:33

safe for work

no nasties

Roflcoptr

ah yes

Martin Tapankov

but you can go crazy in the question itself :)

Mark Mayo

but if we do **** it, it'll be almost asking for trouble as you're implying it's nasty

I'm all for keeping it as "Fucking"

Martin Tapankov

yeah

you're right

Roflcoptr

Fucking or Petting, what is more beautiful?

Martin Tapankov

22:35

subjective

Mark Mayo

too subjective

I'll close it ;)

Roflcoptr

Nasty villages in Europe?

Martin Tapankov

I think you should still go with the original version, travelling to places with rude names

Roflcoptr

yes

Mark Mayo

again, what is rude? too subjective

Martin Tapankov

22:37

well, Rofl should provide a list of criteria what he considers "rude"

Roflcoptr

Last summer I did a bycicle tour from Fucking in Austria to Petting in Germany.

[google maps picture here]

On the way you can take a lot of funny pictures.

[include here the please not so fast picture]

Now I'm looking for more villages or cities in Europe that have a rude English name, so that I can do more tours like that. Ideally, the villages should be close to each other so that I can make a bike tour.

hmm criteria for rudeness is difficult

Mark Mayo

you're essentially asking for a list, which is also not valid

Perhaps, "are there other towns in Europe with names that have caused offence or hilarity?"

Roflcoptr

By rude names I'm referring to names that are obscene, disrespectful or names that are violating a taboo.

Mark Mayo

ah yes, that's not bad

Martin Tapankov

one usually goes from Petting to Fucking, but hey, to each their own

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Mark Mayo

22:42

"Alternate options to Fucking"

Martin Tapankov

I was thinking to include a cat skinning metaphor in the above, but that kind of felt wrong

Roflcoptr

omg :D

Mark Mayo

"Does Europe have alternate options to Fucking?" ;)

Roflcoptr

that a super ql title :D

Mark Mayo

ql?

Roflcoptr

22:43

cool

Mark Mayo

lol

is it really necessary to abbreviate a 4 letter word?? :)

Roflcoptr

i always do :)

Martin Tapankov

@MarkMayo you are asking about this a guy named Roflcoptr?

Roflcoptr

so the question now looks like this

Last summer I did a bycicle tour from Fucking in Austria to Petting in Germany.

[google maps picture here]

On the way you can take a lot of funny pictures.

[include here the please not so fast picture]

Are there other towns in Europe with names that have a rude name, so that I can do more tours like that. By rude names I'm referring to names that are obscene, disrespectful or names that are violating a taboo. Ideally, the villages should be close to each other so that I can make a bike tour.

Mark Mayo

"bicycle"

Roflcoptr

22:45

thanks :D

Mark Mayo

and "I can do a bike tour" not make

Martin Tapankov

Perhaps you can include a translation in small text for the German-impaired

Mark Mayo

so now you just need a title

ooh yes, translate the image

Roflcoptr

yes ill translated it

European alternatives to Petting to Fucking?

Mark Mayo

"European alternatives to Petting and Fucking?"

Martin Tapankov

22:50

I still don't think it's a good idea to put these in the title

some over-sensitive SE mod might close it quickly

Mark Mayo

yeah

Roflcoptr

Yes

Mark Mayo

but "Other European Offensive Towns for Bike Tour" isn't going to get attention

Roflcoptr

it is difficutlt to find and attractive title

ok it wasn't a good idea to search for fucking and petting in google :(

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Mark Mayo

Similar Bike Tours to "Petting" -> "Fucking"

Roflcoptr

22:52

but it would be really cool if you search for fuck or something like this in google and then SE is the top result

Mark Mayo

no, that doesn't seem smart ;)

haha

WOAH

the lava one just took off

an extra 100 views in 5 min

Roflcoptr

yes

very nice

another >1000 view question

Mark Mayo

StackHQ tweeted it 5 hours ago, that's about it tho

Martin Tapankov

got tweeted two hours ago, and I guess somebody retweeted

Mark Mayo

wonder what triggered it

Roflcoptr

22:54

i think the best thing is if someone famous retwitters it

like joel spolsky :D

Mark Mayo

yeah, but nobody seems to have

Roflcoptr

hmm maybe facebook

or a blog

Martin Tapankov

lol Mark, you also got a pretty epic post

Mark Mayo

ah Jeff Atwood just tweeted it

codinghorror

60,000 followers :)

that'll explain it

Martin Tapankov

nice!

Mark Mayo

22:56

haha, thanks. sadly only 1 vote tho

Roflcoptr

very nice

which post?

Martin Tapankov

on the lava question

Roflcoptr

3

Rude town names in Europe?

hmm but also does not attract a lot of attention

Martin Tapankov

maybe we should wait strategically with this until the interest to the lava question dies out

Roflcoptr

yes maybe

Mark Mayo

22:58

nah, both will get attention if people are interested

Roflcoptr

or use the attention travel SE already has

Mark Mayo

yeah!

Alternative offensive town names in Europe on Bike paths

Searching for bikeable offensive town names in Europe like Fucking

Roflcoptr

yes i like the second one

Mark Mayo

but put "Fucking" in quotes

and say "Fucking" and "Petting"

we could try that and if there IS offense caused, to moderators or otherwise, we can then revise and reopen if necessary

@MartinTapankov what say you on that idea?

thanks for the comment on my post, btw

oddly with all the views, there aren't many votes

Martin Tapankov

That might work.. but you know that SE people have special powers, and can make it go away without trace and a chance to state our case

Roflcoptr

23:04

then we can reformulate it and post it again

or just don't ask anymore :D

Martin Tapankov

is it possible to see how many times a tweet was retweeted?

Roflcoptr

no idea

Mark Mayo

yes, if you just search for hte text of the tweet, it shows you all the mentions, original tweets or RTs

twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/…

and then click view all if it's only showing 4

Roflcoptr

so any more changes or shall i post it?

Mark Mayo

dude in Mexico with 295 followers just RT'd it ;)

um, er, it's in your hands now

Roflcoptr

23:08

very nice

Martin Tapankov

what's the final title?

Mark Mayo

I'm going to go hide and eat lunch ;)

Roflcoptr

ok ill risk the high amount of down votes ^^

Mark Mayo

actually if you're about to post, I'll wait and then vote fir it

for

Roflcoptr

thanks for the help

Mark Mayo

23:09

give it a chance of making onto the list

Roflcoptr

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Q: Searching for bikeable offensive town names in Europe like "Fucking"

Last summer I did a bicycle tour from Fucking in Austria to Petting in Germany. On the way you can take a lot of funny pictures. The white sign below is German and the English translation of the text is: Please - not so fast. Are there other towns in Europe with names that have a rude nam...

europe

thanks

Martin Tapankov

bikeable?

Roflcoptr

then enjoy your meal

Mark Mayo

it's a word

Martin Tapankov

23:20

@MarkMayo: I think you could mention in your lava post that the info is mostly from the linked article and not your own writing, to avoid further accusations of "stealing" the info from the site

Mark Mayo

fair point

cheers for the comment on it

Martin Tapankov

always welcome :)

btw the article seems to have stolen it from here:

volcanodiscovery.com/ecuador/sangay

Mark Mayo

lol

Martin Tapankov

I googled randomly one sentence from your text and this is what popped up

I don't think the article linked to it..

Roflcoptr

btw

do you use such software at work

or at your university. to detect text clones?

Martin Tapankov

23:24

yeah, we have a super-secret system called Urkund, that works for all universities in Sweden

apparently the first rule about Urkund is that you cannot talk about Urkund

joking, of course

Roflcoptr

you just violated it :D

yes we use something similar if not the same

Martin Tapankov

some universities require that all written reports go through it, but not ours (currently)

you can also submit your writing yourself and get a score

nobody knows how it works, and how many of the works are actually checked without student's knowledge

but I think they do this for all major reports and thesises

Roflcoptr

i just googled it

Martin Tapankov

urkund.com/int/en/funktion.asp

Roflcoptr

23:49

thanks

we weren't lucky, the question is already closed

Martin Tapankov

maybe you can rework it and vote to reopen

at least it got closed not because somebody felt offended, but for "procedural" reasons

Roflcoptr

yes

added this

I tried to search more of these towns in Google maps by just trying out random offensive words. Obviously this is not a very good choice and I couldn't find any other village. What could I do instead? Where can I find resources that will help me to find bikeable offensive towns in Europe?

but 10 views and 4 upvotes isn't bad

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