The Awkward Silence

1:19 AM

@Mithrandir I think that'd be a good question to ask, but you'd have to specify discussing your IPS moderation abilities - not other abilities - for the question to be meaningful. And, according to Catija, within the topic of moderation skill sets,

are you talking about being a SE network expert, a subject matter expert, or a "chaos monkey". What I had worried about was a moderator's subject matter expertise (or lack thereof), based on my own work in IPS with a professional psychologist in the past - so, a set of "minimum requirements" was on my mind, but apparently those expectations are wildly off the mark, compared to what this SE site actually offers.

@Mithrandir I also think in general - and related to Tinkeringbell's meta question - people may be coming to an IPS site with expectations that are way off the mark. And perhaps they don't return because of this ... I dunno, though ...

WELZ

@D.Hutchinson I think we've established that he is not a mod on IPS, so what is your issue then?

D.Hutchinson

@Mithrandir but yeah, I think your concerns would make a good question on the main site (or in meta, I'm not sure which you were referring to).

WELZ

@D.Hutchinson he quoted what his title would be, and this would also not necessarily mean mod abilities etc. I think people in the IT field get hit the hardest by that problem.

> How do I effectively get people to look past my age when considering my abilities, if they know how old I am?

D.Hutchinson

@WELZ I am giving feedback to the question that Mithrandir is considering asking; also, I don't feel your intentions are to have constructive dialogue with me, so I'm not interested.

WELZ

1:34 AM

Whatever rocks your boat

D.Hutchinson

@ArtOfCode @Tinkeringbell I sleep at weird hours only because I was in between semesters at school. We've had a month long winter break, but school started today, and I start teaching next week, so I'll have no choice but to go back to a more normal sleep schedule :(

ArtOfCode

Mkay

D.Hutchinson

Yeah :(

@HenryWHHackv2.1.1 and I have missed you, btw ... we've not seen you around :)

I'm going to post an answer to tinkeringbell's meta question ...

be back later

D.Hutchinson

2:05 AM

@Mithrandir one last thing: I reread my messages to you and: when I said "according to Catija...", truly, it's according to Shog, I believe. (on the topic of hiring a set of moderators for a new SE site.)

apaul

What's new and exciting?

D.Hutchinson

@apaul I saw the list of topics I'll be teaching this semester - it's gonna be fun :)

advanced topics that undergrads will get to dabble with early on ... and not have to wait until, say, grad school or even later in their lives ...

Henry WH Hack v2.1.1

2:22 AM

@D.Hutchinson o_O?

apaul

Right

user15026

@apaul Tonight was aquafit with a friend and now it is time to watch Star Trek: Discovery

D.Hutchinson

@HenryWHHackv2.1.1 :)

apaul

@Ash Nice, I'm still holding out for them to release Discovery on a bigger platform cough Netflix cough

user15026

@apaul Here it's on CraveTV so it works out

apaul

2:28 AM

@Ash oh, lucky

I've been getting things together for the Burn this weekend EXCITE

user15026

Burn?

apaul

As in Burning Man, but it's a local one

Well not exactly local, but it's in FL.

D.Hutchinson

@AJ do you have an absolute favorite movie scene?

(I see you're a high-rep user on Movies)

A J

There are many.

I can't really sort them.

D.Hutchinson

What about in Heat, where Deniro and Pacino are at the diner, meeting for coffee?

Catija

2:51 AM

@apaul Oh, wow, that happened quickly.

You have your outfit figured out?

HDE 226868

@Mithrandir I could have sworn that we've had that asked . . . and that I answered it . . . but my memory is clearly wrong. I think it's be a good question.

A J

@D.Hutchinson didn't watch that movie.

AFK

apaul

@Catija A few, Thurs night through Sunday morning.

D.Hutchinson

3:15 AM

@Catija here's what I was talking about, regarding Piazza: piazza.com

it's a Q&A platform that's pretty popular now, at least at our school ...

students post questions anonymously (or not, it's their choice) and professors love answering questions on it, because they will have answered many other students' questions too, with one answer post.

still fairly new - but I had wondered the other night whether something like Piazza could slow down the number of questions being asked on Stack Exchange ...

as far as I know, it's free to use

user15026

@D.Hutchinson There have been various knockoffs as it were of SE and so far it's not suffered

D.Hutchinson

@Ash that's interesting ...

apaul

4:32 AM

Fun times.

Catija

So, what's your wardrobe like?

apaul

@Catija Mostly a heavily accessorized version of my usual.

More color than usual? Oh and I found lights for my backpack.

Catija

Ooh, that could be fun... color is always good.

apaul

Target had battery powered LED strands :)

@Catija Eh, color is difficult, but I'm trying to "branch out"

Catija

Are you colorblind?

My uncle is... color is a challenge for him.

apaul

4:39 AM

Nah, just curmudgeonly

I own BRIGHT colors now. It's new and strange.

Catija

You're way too young to be a curmudgeon.

Ugh, not any of those neon colors from the early 90s?

apaul

@Catija Does neon pink and green count?

Catija

Yeah.

... but as long as you're happy :D

apaul

My friend is making me a "pussy hat" with some neon pink...

And the neon green is just socks. Socks don't count, right?

Catija

HAHA... no, socks are allowed to be whatever color you like. And the hats are supposed to be pink.

user15026

4:44 AM

@apaul nah, my socks never match anything and are always fun patterns and such

apaul

@Catija Neon though...

I'm trying. But ya, it's a stretch.

Catija

@Ash I don't wear them often, but when I do, they often don't even match each other. :P

apaul

@Ash I can rock some argyle.

My friend's band had a rule. "You're not metal if you don't wear black socks." Mostly a stage thing, but they'd bust on each other with sock checks.

They're the reason I love Metalocalypse.

user15026

@Catija I only wear them if I have to, they mostly match but they're happy bright colours mostly

Catija

@Ash I'm guessing that you need to wear them more than I do. :P I wear the shoes I posted on instagram today about 90% of the time.

apaul

5:29 AM

So... That's unsettling.... If anyone wants to become mildly afraid of the internet watch Ingrid Goes West.

Was all like "Oh, it's that one from Parks and Rec, this should be funny." Funny, but really dark.

user15026

6:03 AM

@Catija unfortunately yes, the colder weather means socks are pretty much required if I leave my house. But in my house, or homes of people I know won't care, no socks.

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