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02:13
@AsafKaragila: I'm just curious; do you know what Rene replied to my question? I always miss the interesting bits when I go offline haha..
02:58
@user21820 Yes, he did. He was very adamant about free speech being preserved, despite agreeing that some content doesn't belong on the site.
03:40
@AsafKaragila Okay thanks! I just couldn't believe that he truly agreed 100%. That would really be off the rails, in my opinion.
@user21820 Agreed with what?
He said he agreed 100% with GC's previous posts.
I was like... what?!
I think it's worth pointing out that the site policies since the beginning of SE have expressly forbidden free speech when it comes to hate speech and stuff like that. But quid doesn't want anymore "free speech" banter... =)
Well. I'm pretty sure that he's just unaware of the actual context of things.
Yea I guess so.
By the way, do you know whether using all the 3 votes can potentially hurt a candidate that you vote for compared to not using all?
@user21820 It first takes your two votes, and only if one of them is disqualified the third vote is counted.
See the pinned starred message by quid about that.
03:48
@AsafKaragila I tried reading the links about Meek STV, but I am not sure of the details. From your phrasing, it seems as if it is always no worse to use all 3 votes than not.
@user21820 That's what they say, yes.
Ok thanks!
@AsafKaragila Ok thanks I think that answer settles it.
I was unsure because there's all the funny things like keep fraction and rounding and whatever.
 
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12:43
@user21820 Huh? I explicitly said that you can talk all you want about it in this chat. (Within reasonable limits, viz the CoC)
@user21820 to reconfirm this is not possible, also see my pinned message. The point is that the full power of your vote stays with your first choice until that candidate is either definitely elected or definitely not elected. Only after that the second choice comes into play. Mutatis mutandis for second and third.
@quid What I meant is that it is worth pointing out what I stated on the election questionaire thread itself, since apparently people are not getting the point that SE was set up with explicit restrictions on free speech. But I saw that you said you would delete any more comments there on free speech, so no point.
@quid Yea thanks!
@user21820 FYI "@user21820 I havent seen those blogs, as I said I just came to the discussion, but I have likes the comments made by GC here about free speech ( which is an issue for all communities). Yes, I agree mathematically nonsensical content should be removed but are there not already mechanisms in place for that ? Other users will point it out etc. – Rene Schipperus 20 hours ago deleted by quid♦ 19 hours ago "
@quid Okay thanks.
You are welcome. Indeed, I'd prefer if you not reignite the discussion there.
Then I never deleted a three digit number of comments on a single post, so that could be something to look forward to if you do. ;-)
@quid Of course; I do not wish to ignite anything. In all cases I was just trying to counter fires started by others. =)
@quid That would be crazy haha..
And I think you've already put a clean stop to the fires.
12:59
Well we're already half way there.
@quid Don't dangle candy! =P
13:14
@quid: Who is animuson? I saw this user in Math SE but don't recall any moderator having only 101 rep.
@user21820 he works for SE.
I see. I just was surprised to see this user edit this post but have practically no other activity.
@user21820 that post has an odd history that's why SE staff got involved. The last edit was then performed as a general service as he was already at it, I assume.
Ah okay.
@user21820 Here is a bit of its history.
13:23
@DanielFischer Very interesting.
@TheSimpliFire: What is your mathematical background?
@user21820 Degree in pure maths, first :)
So what are you doing now?
Studying, working, others?
@user21820 Yes, still studying. Halfway through an MSc in stats
Ah okay.
@user21820 what about you?
13:32
I've background in mathematics and computer science.
I'm just interested to know the election candidates' backgrounds.
Did you do pure/applied?
Pure.
Yes. Go for the easy option :)
Specifically, the discrete side, and logic.
13:35
It's not that I don't like applied though.
Just never liked the applied math courses available to me.
Es gibt zwei Arten von Mathematikern. Die einen unterscheiden zwischen angewandter Mathematik und abgewandter, die anderen zwischen reiner und unreiner.
@DanielFischer Is Google translate correct? "There are two types of mathematicians. Some distinguish between applied mathematics and averted, the others between pure and impure."
I still love this one
@user21820 Pretty close. But of course the angewandt/abgewandt pun is lost in translation.
@TheSimpliFire how couldn't you?
says the mathematician
13:51
@user21820 No, wait. It isn't. I forgot what averted means. That would be "abgewendet", not "abgewandt". The better translation would be "averse".
14:48
Lol okay.
 
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16:08
Can one of the moderators share some statistics from the election page? We can only see how many people voted using the constituent badge...
@AsafKaragila Why don't you just wait a few days? Then you will be able to see all the stats you want. ;)
@XanderHenderson Because I am curious about this now. In a few days I will be curious about other things. :P
@XanderHenderson Also, you forgot to ping @SimplyBeautifulArt
oh, shoot! sorry, @SimplyBeautifulArt
@SimplyBeautifulArt Might as well leave the site, this is not going to stop. :D
@SimplyBeautifulArt !-_=+pp*&%%é
16:22
Why are people pinging @SimplyBeautifulArt?
I heard @SimplyBeautifulArt doesn't like the sound every ping makes!
@amWhy Oh really! I've never given a thought to the sound because my computer is mostly mute.
@user21820 That's because you rejected equality rights for soundcards and speakers. Unlike @SimplyBeautifulArt
16:33
@AsafKaragila Lol. I still allow them to say things that I like to hear.
@user21820 See? That's the problem. You need to hear some things that you don't like to hear. Otherwise you get stuck in a feedback echo chamber. Unlike @SimplyBeautifulArt
I'll try not to ping you, SimplyBA unless I am answering directly to you. It's just weird in chat, when I comment, because my fingers are now on automatic mode when talking with or about someone... they want so badly to hit the @ in @username.
@AsafKaragila The loudest thing right now is the fan.
And that reminds me...
@user21820 God how I hate fan sounds. Especially computer fans.
Did anyone else notice that two chat users (neither of whom can "write" or comment), visited this chat for awhile less than two hours ago? One identicon stuck out like a sore thumb. If no-one noticed such, no worries.
16:38
@AsafKaragila Not computer fan. Ordinary table fan that keeps looking left and right all the time.
@user21820 Those are awful too.
@AsafKaragila So you are an AC person?
No DC fans for you?
@user21820 No. I'm open windows person.
@AsafKaragila That's an oxymoron! Open linux, or closed windows...
@user21820 @AsafKaragila Let's not go to AC/DC again!!
16:41
@user21820 Arch Linux, of course.
@AsafKaragila Ahhh... well, you said windows and open, hence my question =P
@amWhy Arch Linux on my personal laptop; crappy Ubuntu on my university computer.
@amWhy I still use windows. Force of habit.
@amWhy Oh, that. Double-glazed.
@user21820 Forcing can change that.
Haha..
Anyway I'm off; see you all around! =)
16:44
@user21820 C'ya
@SimplyBeautifulArt: Why aren't you greeting him?
>.>
@user21820 cya
<.<
@SimplyBeautifulArt Good man.
That's how you get voters. :P
The good ol' handshake!!
16:59
I too shall leave for now.
@SimplyBeautifulArt you can rest easy, knowing that if someone pings you, it might be serious.
17:13
@AsafKaragila CU
17:41
Call off the election!
(/s)
 
4 hours later…
21:49
@SimplyBeautifulArt: Yikes.
@Shog9: I was wondering, since it seems that about 40-50% of voters probably vote within the first 36 hours or so. Do you guys have some sort of statistics about when people vote?
I would guess that might vary across sites, or more so, may depend on the time of year of an election of a site like MSE. But I have no data :( Perhaps Shog9 can enlighten us.
@amWhy I would imagine that is fairly constant amongst most different sites.
In terms of percentages and distribution, at least.
@AsafKaragila That could be; I was just thinking about sites, e.g., parenting, which has little bearing with academic schedules, and academic subjects, like math... But... again, just a guess.
I'd expect a similar pattern across sites too. Most voters vote early (but not often), then it trickles along, and near the end there's another small peak.
22:13
kinda opposite of government elections
@AlexanderGruber How so?
where i'm at hordes of procrastinators scramble to vote at the last minute
@AlexanderGruber If there were meaningless internet badges linked, most people would vote immediately. :P
@DanielFischer Why vote early if you can't vote often?? :P
@AsafKaragila heh.
@amWhy You can (change your vote as often as you like). But, in line with Asaf's observation, there's only one badge to be earned, so why do that much work?
And one votes early to be done with it and not have to remember.
Except those who don't and remember at the last moment.
22:25
You mean I can't add new votes each day of the election? I thought every time I clicked on "first" it counted as a new vote? :P

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