@AGirlHasNoName I used different names before this one. When I saw faq by Shog9, I changed the name to Nog Shine for pun. Later I didn't have to change the name again.

Still I like it. It's a bold name.

@AGirlHasNoName I just received a lovely kitten picture from SE Inc. along with a lovely message. Long story short: they do care about us and it feels good to know that you are hear.

Here are the kitten:

@Ælis Oh, has there been an update?

@M.A.R. No it was a private email, so I won't talk about it on MSE

Oh. This is awkward.

I wouldn't keep silent not to make 58 happy

@Ælis Have you seen the CM response to the letter?

Apparently more promises and we need to wait till, I forgot, Tuesday and see what happens

BUT, at least it's something

The silence has been deafening.

^ I dunno where I heard that but I stole it

@M.A.R. I did not see that. Do you have a link?

@ankii Since I'm now on my computer: currently, the state of the accepted answer under my MSE question is: +42; -16 = 26

For the record, when you compare it to other LGBT+ answers, it's really not bad. I was afraid it would be worse. By comparison, this one is +53; -41 = 12

@Ælis aww

I'd like a message if my own. I still don't feel all that loved.

@AGirlHasNoName Yeah, a public message would be nice too. This private message means I don't mind waiting extra longer, but I know a lot of people out there don't feel that way

I get that.

@M.A.R. Thanks! I was just about to tell you that I found it :p

nooooooooooooooo.com

Too bad it wasn't more "visibly" post though (since I'm only looking at new questions, old answers tend to get pass me)

@M.A.R. Ahah xD

I ran out of comment votes in twenty minutes on MSE

Tink got three of em 😂

Aww, only three?! :P

@Tinkeringbell I ran out.

Hahaha I don't think I've posted many more comments today either ;)

That was an ugly thread. The accusations of censorship are making things uglier.

People are mad. It's what happens when emotions take over: things get ugly.

Considering how emotional I've been over all this. I can absolutely relate to that.

Thank you for humanizing the other side for me for a moment.

:)

@Ælis In general, I'll stick with "they", but I still don't mind any way all that much.

Fixed ;p

@user58 While you're here... now that you're no longer a mod, I feel we kinda need to ask: You've helped out a lot with moderating this room in the past, would you welcome RO powers here? :)

Oh. Um. Sure, I guess. I might as well be able to continue picking up after my bot...

Cool, I'll fix that then :)

Whee. Thanks :)

You too, picking up after your bot is important! :D

comment-review-pls And delete if IPS bot drops by

Context, Belle's question, user has 119 rep and one previous answer

@Feeds Absolute power corrupts absolutely @Tink

you forgot to add \s?

What's that, I don't do that

I thought it was implied with my username.

@M.A.R. You're saying there was a time I wasn't corrupted?

> If enough Moderators step down, maybe Stack Exchange's CEO will be writing a similar post soon.

Whoa!!

@ankii What M.A.R says is almost always sarcastic. If fact, I was surprised (and amazed!) when I saw them talking seriously in The Tavern of Meta

@Tinkeringbell I'm more concerned about the magnitude of the evil that you have given the authority to . . . uh, have an italic name, and . . . uh . . . have an italic name, and

@M.A.R. Ah. Well, I'm sure it'll be fine :)

people seem to enjoy making me italic for some reason. they're all crazy

@ankii Did you flag? I don't have the energy to comment right now, but I probably will when it shows up in the review queue (but will be very greatful if someone else decide to comment

Your name is still not crushed for me and I will not reload this tab

@user58 italic: "emphasis or distinction" hmm

@Ælis oh I was asking if this comment is fine or not.. I will flag though

@ankii "nerd" and "cool" are not really descriptive terms to inquire someone about. You need to be more specific about what they should elaborate in their answer.

@M.A.R. present a convo example..

@ankii A double blind study with 9000 participants over a span of 9 years to explain what "nerdish behavior" is, with 103 references and three pages of acknowledgements and some licensing.

Anything less comprehensive and BURN WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE

@M.A.R. Just look at me and call it a day.

I kept doing that for 10 seconds. Nothing happened.

Gets up and moves away with a "kick me" sign on his back

I'd be happy if they make an initial revision.. Later on, some smalltalk can fix the answer for the better.

@ankii Oh, sorry, I thought you were asking for someone to add an additional comment with relevant links ^^' Well, the tone of your comment is very friendly (which is really great), I think it's lacking a link to a relevant meta though (like the one about "how do I write a good answer"). Also, being a bit more specific could have help, but I struggle myself with being specific so I don't know what more specific thing you could have said instead ^^

I think it's not blunt enough hammers fist on the table

Ah.. I am always friendly.. just a bit less on some days. ( Unlike we know who) looks at a racoon

Will build atop this one next time.

@ankii We have a racoon? Oo

@Ælis the raccoon part has been archived.. for "posterity".

Whatever that means

imgur.com/gallery/JP0nQXP < These are very pretty and creative :)

@Ash Perhaps I should get Instagram just to follow some artists ;) I hadn't seen them before, but I do love them too!

Aww! Those do look very cute and I love how colourful they are too :)

(I also really like the sketches, where you can see how the drawings are made :D)

I used to have (should still have, but have no clue where it is) a book titled 'Ik kan tekenen' (I can draw), that had a lot of these step by step tutorials on how to draw stuff. From cars to animals to dinosaurs. These sketches remind me of that :D

@Tinkeringbell Food art. That's fun

@Ash I'm kinda sad I can't scroll much further down there, without instagram asking me to create an account :(

I did just finish reading all of the cats cafe comics though. Those are supercute too :)

@Tinkeringbell yup they introduced this recently.. I tried using ublock origin to block the banner, but they jammed scrolling too. I don't want to mess with javascript there..

Also, apple.stackexchange.com/posts/68884/revisions Let's see non-meta-regulars can catch the catch here or not.

@ankii did you use the yo dawg meme on that guy?

@M.A.R. haha feels good to know about doing something funny unknowingly

Oh dear, I just post something on The Tavern of Meta and I feel terrified. I'm afraid someone is going to jump at my throat anytime now and scream "CENSORSHIP!!!"

CENSORSHIP!!!

@M.A.R. Be careful or I will be the one censoring you! Mouhahaha

:p

@Ælis As a regular, being brutally honest, I'm a bit suspicious of the random people that pop in and suddenly opine on a topic, or reply to someone, because these days it has almost invariably caused polarization and drama

Plus when your starting message is seriousish, you're bound to get a serious reply

So unless you have the stamina of bearing the burden of a heavy online debate with someone potentially very stubborn or even ignorant, I wouldn't recommend it

Of course, I'm not talking about myself since I've seen you here, but other folks might feel that way.

@Ælis it's one of the best defenses a troll can have: disrupt coordinated countermeasures. While directly asking for flags has been frowned upon on SE for quite a while, I think some people may have been using that in their defense lately and I dislike that too :(

On the plus side, though, the Tavern gets none of the bigotry on some of the posts on the site

Unless your bar is a bit high

@Tinkeringbell though TBH the fine line between disagreements and rudeness has been increasingly thin for me these days

I refrain from voting or flagging on most of the ideological posts unless the OP's intentions are made clear to me

@M.A.R. It is, especially with such sensitive subjects.. but disagreement doesn't get to be rude. I think the post instating MSE mods also referred to that...

@Tinkeringbell which one was that

Ugh, this doesn't happen often, for a post on meta to be mentioned and me having missed it

@M.A.R. A debate is something I want to avoid at all cost. And deleting a comment that could start one seems like the right thing to do in this regard

@M.A.R. All of them, lately? I had to spend 2,5 weeks just thinking through stuff before I even felt I could live with moderating MSE at this point in time. But just because I have the restraint to stay mostly silent, doesn't mean others process their feelings the same way :/

@Tinkeringbell no I mean the post asking for meta.SE mods' reinstatement

@M.A.R. no, just instating ;)

Oh I see, how many questions do I have? Is the post made by an animal? Does the post fit in the pocket? Do people eat it for breakfast?

@Tinkeringbell I mean, I don't have any restraint at all

This one: meta.stackexchange.com/q/318630/369802

But by now I've made my feelings into an .rar file and put a password on it I forgot

Gimme some time! I'm half tipsy and on mobile

Oh wait. I totally misread your comment

I should maybe extract the files in that .rar

Nah

@M.A.R. heh. I have done that with some of it too. I can hack into it later. The most important stuff is figured out though, I hope. Or I'll crash and burn in 6-8 weeks time. We'll see ;)

Meh, sounds like things have settled down

I see a 2 hours later… in SO's meta room which is good evidence

Hahahahahaha

Yesterday I even saw people other than me trying to be funny in the Tavern. That was refreshing.

Or maybe they saw how wise I am.

. . . we're doomed

But anyway, I won't replace having Brits make bad jokes for almost anything in life

@M.A.R. Aww! Just know that you can never be replaced!

i forgot WHY I CAME IN THIS ROOM.

this is happening in digital rooms too!

@ankii there's nothing to eat, move on ;)

Nothing to eat!? That's it, I'm out.

I can hang out for a bit.. I found coffee in another room

and they used their secret sugar which tastes better than the packets they give

do you code in C? @Tinkeringbell

C isn't occult enough...

I used to be a chef. I'm sure I can whip up something

pointers make everything hermetic

@ankii nope! I code using Magik

(I do hope the push to replace it with Java continues though)

C++ is magik

Ohh that is new to me.. I actually never had to make a choice among languages..

and I realised after pinging you that I better not post those code blocks here for doubt clearing..

@AGirlHasNoName There are hardly any underscores in C++, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magik_(programming_language) has a lot