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I'm trying to query downvoter's hall of shame for ELU but I can't get to a page where I can submit a "fork". Please, can someone tell me how to do that? Thanks

skullpatrol

I think @tchrist could help you

tchrist

2:16 AM

@skullpatrol Are you logged in?

tchrist

2:44 AM

@medica You do come out notably higher on the Critical Thinker’s Club query, if that’s any consolation. :)

@Trig Go vote for Hibernating-English.

TRiG

I have fallen in love with Only Connect. It's an evil show.

@tchrist *blink* If you mean what I think you mean, I think I already have.

tchrist

@TRiG It has become more popular.

@TRiG Yokay.

Which reminds me, QI should be up for tonight by now.

TRiG

@tchrist I've slightly gone off QI. It's still fun, but I do have to remind myself that it's a comedy show, not a proper quiz.

tchrist

Oh Jack Whitehall again tonight. Of course they keep having him back: he keeps flirting with Stephen. :)

Yes, that’s right. It’s there to make you laugh.

But it’s fun to be surprised.

TRiG

@tchrist I saw one recently where the flirting was quite outrageous. He even remarked that his dad was getting curious about it.

tchrist

2:51 AM

Yup, that was the one he was on previous to this, I believe.

TRiG

Where do you watch these things? It has to be YouTube for me.

tchrist

Yeah.

I could get the HQ from file downloading rings, but I don't much bother any longer. I used to.

I remember when he got in trouble for saying Mother as being somehow posh, and I thought that was odd.

TRiG

@tchrist We discussed that.

tchrist

It isn’t strange here to say that Mother told me to call her when I get back.

TRiG

It was the lack of the article that did it. It was definitely posh. I don't think he got in trouble for it, though.

tchrist

3:01 AM

It is normal in my family.

medica

@tchrist - I'm glad to be a critical thinker. :-)

TRiG

Jan 5 '13 at 20:31, by TRiG

Jack Whitehall was on Would I Lie to You? once, and referred to his mother as "Mother", not "my mother", and was immediately mocked for being extremely posh. (Whether he actually does talk like that, or was just having a slip of the tongue, I don't know.)

tchrist

It’s something you would say within the family.

No article/determiner is needed.

You would use it when talking to your siblings, for example.

Well, I would.

TRiG

@tchrist Not I.

tchrist

It’s somewhat stern, I suppose.

TRiG

3:04 AM

Mammy said .... when talking to siblings. My mother said ... when talking to outsiders.

tchrist

“Mother, what are you doing!?”

As opposed to “Hi, Mom!”

It’s like being called by your full name.

It’s more serious, I guess.

A grown-up word.

Robusto

3:32 AM

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skullpatrol

4:58 AM

You called sire @tchrist?

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

9:05 AM

@skullpatrol Hi. Are you busy?

skullpatrol

9:50 AM

Hello @Anastasiya-Romanova秀 what's up?

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

@skullpatrol Nothing, I've known the answer

skullpatrol

Ok

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

I planned to ask about the meaning of word Anastasia-esque

skullpatrol

That does sound interesting ...

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

I thought it's kinda fancy word

skullpatrol

9:56 AM

It does indeed.

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

My friends tried to make fun of my username.

Now, I know the meaning.

skullpatrol

You can put "-esque" on the end of many words to make them sound fancy.

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

I thought so at first, but it turns the term "Anastasia-esque" has a negative connotation.

skullpatrol

Oh?

Not if used in the context of your name.

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

@skullpatrol Have you seen the movie "Fifty Shades Of Grey"?

skullpatrol

10:02 AM

no

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

Me either

But it's an adult movie

See Wiki

The main character has the name Anastasia "Ana" Steele

skullpatrol

Skullpatrol-esque could have a negative connotation if you thought of me negatively

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

@skullpatrol But the name Anastasia sounds so

skullpatrol

Sounds like amnesia

Anesthetic.

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

@skullpatrol Ahhh, forget it. I'll reconsider my username

skullpatrol

10:09 AM

You could be skullpatrolette :D

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

I almost embarrass myself by trying to ask this on the main

skullpatrol

It is a fun question to think about, thanks for asking.

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

@skullpatrol What else fancy suffix do we have in English?

skullpatrol

That would be a good research question.

I think @Cerberus could help

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

OK, I hope so

skullpatrol

10:15 AM

Romanova-esque

:D

Names are fun to play with @Anastasiya-Romanova秀

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

@skullpatrol You maybe laugh out loud if you hear my Chinese name :D

skullpatrol

Like the cowboy who rode into town on Friday and stayed for three days and left on Friday. Question: how is that possible.

Any ideas @Anastasiya-Romanova秀?

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

Maybe something about the name Friday, let me think first

skullpatrol

Don't ask google please

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

Maybe the road or town named Friday

skullpatrol

10:22 AM

Very close to the answer.

In fact, I would have to accept the name of the road was Friday.

Very good.

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

Ya, but the prep ON makes me confused

What is the correct answer?

skullpatrol

"The" answer is the horse's name is Friday.

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

That makes sense with the prep ON

Anyway, cross to mind this thing. Why western people kiss under the mistletoe?

skullpatrol

I dunno, I have never asked.

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

@skullpatrol Is there a myth or background why they kiss under the mistletoe?

@skullpatrol I thought you're American

skullpatrol

10:29 AM

Check wiki

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

Google gives me this girl: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Mistletoe

skullpatrol

lol

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

Google can mislead me too

skullpatrol

Try "Christmas mistletoe "

Origin

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

@skullpatrol I get it now

theholidayspot.com/christmas/history/mistletoe.htm

skullpatrol

10:38 AM

Nice work :D

Johan Larsson

poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/bad-small-cat

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

@skullpatrol Thanks for your guidance. I am almost lost by reading JB's stuff :P

skullpatrol

Thanks for asking.

Anastasiya-Romanova 秀

@skullpatrol OK, I'm leaving this chat room now. Bye & cya in Math SE :)

skullpatrol

See you later pal.

Mitch

2:32 PM

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A: What is a word that describes a secret that passes on from a person to person?

I believe you may be referring to "open secret" i.e. a "secret" that isn't a secret at all because everyone knows about it?

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Q: Why does this post require moderator advice on format?

Irritatingly I have taken some noise recently on my original answer (prior to editing) here - My original answer was "Are you referring to "open secret"...". This was jumped on almost immediately by a small number of people intent on pressuring me to conform to the "rule" that Answers are for a...

Holy crap. Just remove the '?' and none of this would have been a problem at all.

tchrist

6:05 PM

Look at this guy with just 64 upvotes and over 10,000 downvotes! Wow, and they call us harsh!

user116848

No way! :D

Jasper Loy

7:06 PM

I decided to return to this chat.

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user62015

Hi!

user116848

@JasperLoy Welcome back.

Jasper Loy

@Farooq Hello, I don't think I will ever email you though.

user116848

Sure.

user62015

Is this a right sentence: "What did you used to do?" I don't think but it has been written in a novel. I would have used it in this way: "What did you use to do?"

Jasper Loy

7:22 PM

@Farooq Why was that starred? That was just a casual remark.

user116848

@JasperLoy I didn't star it.

Jasper Loy

Hello @MattЭллен, how is your weekend?

Matt Эллен

Hi Jasper. It's been OK. How s your weekend?

Jasper Loy

7:38 PM

@MattЭллен Terrible. Some friend told me that it is almost impossible for me to go to grad school and find a job in the US, so I am very sad.

Matt Эллен

@JasperLoy that's unfortunate.

what was their reason?

Jasper Loy

@MattЭллен Well, they were just making casual remarks without any proper statistics though. But despite the difficulties involved, I am still going to try, because that is my only reason for living on.

Matt Эллен

it's good to have a goal. if you break it down into smaller steps you can celebrate when you achieve each step, too

Jasper Loy

Have you done your Christmas shopping?

One reason I was able to return to SE this time was that I did not delete the email I used to log in.

Johan Larsson

7:54 PM

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Matt Эллен

@JasperLoy yes. I've got presents for my family

Cerberus

8:12 PM

Welcome back Jasper!

@JohanLarsson That man is insane!

Look how fast he is going between the trees.

And apparently he didn't even know the terrain...

Jasper Loy

9:08 PM

I deleted 50 email contacts the last few days for some weird reason. Luckily I restored all of them with a single click in outlook.com, lol.

I will try not to delete things in future, lol.

Anonymous

@JasperLoy Welcome back!

Jasper Loy

@snailboat Thanks.

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

So going by percentage, I rank #166 in downvoting

Stack Exchange

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Jasper Loy

@Mr.ShinyandNew安宇 I see you have a new avatar.

tchrist

9:18 PM

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Q: Why can't criminals use spellcheck?

Recently, I recived a fake beats pill. On the packaging, there were so spelling and gramatical errors. One of the errors was something Microsoft Word could of easily fixed - "Computert". Also, the makers of these forged products make no sense, "Pair your phone and Pill by pressing the NFC butt...

spelling-checker

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

@JasperLoy lol

This question appears to be off-topic because it is about humans who make poor life choices rather than about English — Mr. Shiny and New 安宇 11 secs ago

Cerberus

9:57 PM

That is indeed an interesting question. Perhaps it is because people who value precise language and culture are less attracted to petty crime (I don't know about serious crime...)? — Cerberus 38 secs ago

Johan Larsson

comment fight?

Cerberus

What fight?

Just a friendly exchange.

Johan Larsson

the coming one

Cerberus

Oh, dear.

Let's hope so.

medica

@MattЭллен or @RegDwigнt - this person should have his account deleted, This is the only answer he ever posts.

dfg

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"As with most things in life, the solution is extreme f* and uninhibited c* lust.

Cerberus

10:11 PM

Flagged.

And hello.

And there is no need to censor such things.

Jasper Loy

Yeah, we are not in my country.

Johan Larsson

Was I the only one who laughed?

Andrew Leach

Flags dealt with.

Cerberus

@JohanLarsson No.

@AndrewLeach Thanks!

Andrew Leach

One of the features of Stack Exchange is that accounts can be automatically barred from asking questions, or answering questions, or (very occasionally) both. Sometimes, it's best not to destroy users because the system has already effectively banned them.

Of course, I can't discuss specific users here.

Cerberus

10:21 PM

"Banned", as in how?

I am all for not destroying users if there are other ways.

Andrew Leach

Banned as in not accepting questions, or not accepting answers.

When enough low-quality contributions have been received, the system prevents any more.

The way to lift that ban is to improve your contributions, which is difficult if they've been deleted.

Jasper Loy

Hello @medica! Are you still in chat?