The Awkward Silence

Aritro Pathak

12:03 AM

Hello tinkeringbell!

Extroverted Main Man

2:47 AM

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Q: Dealing with a once close friend who might open communication channels

Fifteen months ago: I was blocked on all social networking sites (except LinkedIn) due to the fact that I was behaving badly towards her for a period in time - I was a dickto her for almost a year - because of my unresolved life experiences while being in a difficult place in life. A key p...

Extroverted Main Man

3:08 AM

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Q: How should I work on improving my social intelligence?

I have been told that I am socially unintelligent. What can I do about it?

socializing

Rainbacon

4:17 AM

@ExtrovertedMainMan Ok, it's really late and I need to go to bed, but I just saw this question in the review queue, and I think it could use some help I made some formatting edits to it, but I think it needs some help. It's already picked up an answer that looks like a "me too". I'm going to leave a comment on that before bed, but I don't have the time and energy to help the question right now.

If whoever gets in here first could drop a comment to the OP to help them narrow the question a bit, that would be excellent.

dhein

5:25 AM

GaMen :)

Tinkeringbell

7:07 AM

@Ælis my condolences ;)

Your question is on the first page of HNQ and it shows.

avazula

@Tinkeringbell yup, 7 answers so far...

Tinkeringbell

Just dropped comments on 4 of them ;)

There should be a badge for moderating that amount of answers in the early morning

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Magisch

@Tinkeringbell "Early Bird"

would fit for you :p

Tinkeringbell

@Magisch I like that :)

Ælis

@Tinkeringbell Well, you are the one doing all that moderator work :p Silently flagging stuff is much more easier ^^

avazula

7:10 AM

@Tinkeringbell I'm especially impressed by the fact and delicacy you're showing in indicating the answerers that they could really use a read on "how to write a good answer"

^ there should be an acronym for that. HTWAGA

Tinkeringbell

@Ælis Yep! I should probably not have answered it, I always feel awkward if I do so and then moderate the other answers ;)

@avazula GAG. Good Answer Guidelines :P

Also works in a 'silence yourself until you've read those' way ;)

avazula

@Tinkeringbell same for me

Ælis

@Tinkeringbell I like your answer. I rather have you not leaving those comments that than have you not leaving your answer :)

avazula

@Tinkeringbell this somehow reminds me of "RT*M" ... if you know what I mean ... haha

Tinkeringbell

@Ælis Oh, I know. And I don't think I'll ever stop answering just because it makes moderating more awkward ;-)

Journeyman Geek

7:13 AM

That's always a bad idea ;p

Tinkeringbell

Can't wait until AJ is fully back though, things are definitely a bit smoother when there's three of us :)

avazula

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Magisch

@Tinkeringbell Isn't there also an election coming up?

So there should be 4 of you soon

Tinkeringbell

@avazula Well... A little bit :P Though that is just rude ;) That's why I referred people to 'write a good answer' and 'citation expectations'

@Magisch 5. We also still have John :)

avazula

@Tinkeringbell Of course :) That was more of a joke, we don't treat people rudely (at least I hope they don't see it that way?)

Tinkeringbell

7:15 AM

@avazula I hope not :D

avazula

There will always be someone who is angry at our moderating style I guess, but overall I think people are happy

Journeyman Geek

@avazula If people are angry at you, its either a chance to learn to be a better mod, or you're doing things right ;p

avazula

(thinks about that nice article a user wrote about IPS :D)

Ælis

@avazula I don't want to be rude, but does John actualy do anything? I never saw them on IPS

Tinkeringbell

@avazula Yep, that was a good one, and one we should strive to see more of! :)

avazula

7:16 AM

@JourneymanGeek exactly haha

Tinkeringbell

@Ælis John is there from time to time, behind the screens. :) It's true though that he's not very visible :)

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