The Awkward Silence

Q: NEED TO LIVE MY LIFE RIGHT HERE AND NOW

HNQ? Is that based on the number of user views per question?

Ok, cool - drive safely @apaul

Hi @Catija :)

Extroverted Main Man

5:13 AM

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Good Evening People ~~ So sorry for being long-winded but I appreciate any advice you can give. I am an African American female age 54. In high school I dated a good bit. In my 20s I dated, had relationships and a marriage engagement in my early 20s. That engagement did not last so I dated so...

5:51 AM

@ExtrovertedMainMan Hmm... Atlanta isn't the gay capital of anything... Not even of the South from what I've heard.

6:21 AM

@apaul I made a hat!

@Catija oh?

It's a gingerbread hat.

Nice.

A: A Moose, Some Silly Putty ... And A Desperate Plea For Help

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For this hat, I wanted to put together something that reflects my experience on Stack Exchange. So, I looked at my top sites, the sites I've been using for the longest time. I went in search of something that combined Movies & TV, English Learning, Cooking, Meta, Cooking, Interpersonal Skills,...

@Catija Very you, I like it.

I've been tempted to do something bad/amazing with that question...

6:26 AM

:D Thanks.

The question does specifically say that it has to be appropriate for children...

Almost want to put the effort into standing my mohawk up and snapping a pick. Rebel with a cause. Message @Shog9 5 times in a single day.

Sorta like the Hairboat from last year or the year before?

Too mean?

@apaul :/ Amusingly, I just asked a question about that on Community Building... not related to you at all... communitybuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/2876/…

Also, I think he'd go nuts... I can't imagine how many pings he gets every day.

@Catija Aww I aggravate you, cause I like you ;)

@Catija Most of the point lol

@apaul I'm actually serious, though... I'm not talking about you.

@Catija The price of fame?

Or rather "leadership"

I'm going to quote this badly, but "the more orders you give, the more orders you have to give"

6:35 AM

Eh... I have a difficult time when people seem to want to use leaders as their personal question-answering service...

Just sayin, if you micromanage people end up looking to you for everything.

Really not trying to be an ass about that, I appreciate your help, but people do it because you're always within arm's reach band you always have something to say.

That's really not what I'm talking about, though... I'm talking about people who realize they have an avenue to address someone and exploit it every time.

I'm not even talking about myself. I don't mind people pinging me. I'm available because I like to be able to help.

@Catija Who are you talking about then?

The question was triggered by a user in the Tavern... but I've also poked people in other rooms that they should just flag and move on. They shouldn't be telling the mods what to do.

@Catija Eh, sometimes things need to be said though...

6:43 AM

? I'm talking about "Hey @person, why does X feature exist?" ... Instead of them just asking in general in the chat room or even on meta if they want a more stable answer.

There's not really any reason to address the specific person.

@Catija Ah, that makes more sense.

Seems like that's a matter of answering that way. Ask meta, is a solid answer.

That was a huge adjustment coming to IPS. I was accustomed to an established meta culture, didn't really use chat before coming here.

Started chatting because it was the only way to know what was going on behind the scenes. An awful lot of the arguments we have here would be more productive there.

Yeah.

But it's difficult to argue in comments :P

That's why people should write answers.

Lots of answers spark arguments...

@Catija but they're arguments that can be voted on, reconsidered, edited and voted on again.

Way more productive than argument here that goes around in circles and is lost to the ether after an hour or two.

6:51 AM

I think that an overhaul of meta is really necessary... something more designed for discussion, like threaded conversation where responses can be made to specific answers...

answers on answers on answers... threaded.

@Catija Eeeek! No! That's a forum a dirty word on SE.

Heh... I've seen CMs use "thread" I think? But, yes, I know... but meta... doesn't really work in the SE normal format.

@Catija it works amazingly well on established sites. Or perhaps on technical sites?

I cut my teeth on SO, the meta culture there was pretty solid, but it's much more black and white there.

It depends on the question, I think. Some questions simply attract more argument than others.

On SO we had the benefit of experience. All arguments had been had a hundred times. Nothing new under the sun, so you could always reach back to the last dozen times that issue got dragged out.

I think IPS will get there eventually, just gotta get through the growing pains first.

7:00 AM

Yeah. :)

OK, I'm exhausted. Going to bed.

Night!

Night night

Henry WH Hack v2.1

8:18 AM

I am interpersonal!

Henry WH Hack v2.1

8:38 AM

How do I tell my mom to stop asking me the same question every minute when she knows the answer will mostly be the sames ones from before?

Example:

Mom to Me: Henry do yo want a sandwich.
Me to Mom: No
Mom to me: Henry do yo want a sandwich.
Me to Mom: No
Mom to me: Henry do yo want a sandwich.
Me to Mom: Yes
Mom: Makes sandwich I didn't eat it. "Why did you make me waste the food?"
Me to Mom: I said yes because I was getting annoyed by you asking me every minute.
Mom to me: I just want to make sure you are not hungry.
Me to Mom I am not feeling hungry don't ask me again once I said no don't keep asking.

Makes no sense.

Is this even interpersonal?

CleanUp! (Nevermind I think I am too late for that.)

Rory Alsop

9:31 AM

Until you have demonstrated to her that you are responsible for all your own requirements, this is perfectly normal behaviour for a parent

Henry WH Hack v2.1

She knows. ;)

2:50 PM

g'morning 🙂

G'evening

shopping day today, @Tinkeringbell -- slim-fit khakis and maybe a hoodie 👖👕

where are you from @AJ?

India

Nice 👍

@D.Hutchinson I guess US

3:08 PM

Yeah @AJ :)

NVZ

3:38 PM

@RoryAlsop Yes. I used to get fed up literally hearing the same questions from Grandma. Now that she's not here, I miss those frequent questions..

Sid

@HenryWHHackv2.1 that is called parental love. :)

@AJ You working or studying? Or both?

Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine

@Sid Right now I am watching a movie and sad that tomorrow is Monday, so you guess.

Sid

@AJ working... got it.

Anne Daunted

6:37 PM

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Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Ain't No Sunshine

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