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TildalWave

00:36

@RhysW looks like it's you and me now ... two boldly go where no man has gone before :)

UV-D

01:08

@TildalWave hi!

TildalWave

02:04

@UV-D hellos to Oz! :)

UV-D

Am having a go at a bounty question

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A: What non-plant, non-bacteria organisms have been studied for their use in colonization?

A chapter from the reference 'Colonies in Space' (Heppenheimer, 1977, 2007): Up on the Farm discusses as the chapter title suggests - farming the food needs of any colony. Specifically, they discuss which type of livestock is the most viable given constraints of space and feed, specifically for ...

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Q: How could us moderators improve?

I'm a freshman in all this moderation business. If you look at the date when us pro tempore moderators were selected by the community managers, it has been only 48 days at the time of me writing this since appointment. That's the whole duration of my own experience in moderating any Stack Exchang...

TildalWave

@UV-D No 'shrooms? :(

UV-D

it is mentioned... read down

TildalWave

oh... just as I was reading down, there it is :)

UV-D

02:18

lol - I added a little bit to it

I think you guys are doing a good job modrating

TildalWave

yes... we could eat them too, I just had some today :P

UV-D

so did I, as part of my breakfat

breakfast

lol

replied to your meta post

TildalWave

@UV-D I would like to think that too, yes. It really goes a lot of effort into it, that's no joke. But there were some unfortunate remarks, events, and considering how long we're here and how well we're doing, it's rather shocking to me. I have a working theory why that might be, but I'm not too comfortable talking of it here. Not because I'm a mod BTW

UV-D

that is understandable

TildalWave

or because others are too... just "socionics"

sorry ... autocorrection kicked in, it's off now I killed the bugger LOL

UV-D

02:26

and it is always best not to air dirty laundry

TildalWave

@UV-D Oh it's not that at all, it's not dirty laundry. It's just that I'm growing more cautious of what is discussed here... which is a shame on its own, but I can't account at all times who's gonna be offended by what, and for what reason, even if not intended.

UV-D

well, you can't please everyone

and we're human first, and as such we make mistakes

TildalWave

dirty laundry should be discussed in meta, but I guess it could be thought over here first too

UV-D

I honestly think you guys are doing well, especially compared with othr sites I belong to

TildalWave

@UV-D If it even was mistakes, I'd be glad to correct some, if I caused them. But that's just it, I don't think anything is nearly as bad as some had no problem implying at all. Modding business wise, I mean.

UV-D

02:32

hmmmmm

some people have bad days and lash out

TildalWave

And I don't know why but I've got this feeling that a lot of members think us mods are some cohorting bunch that discusses things behind anyone's back or anything like that. We actually don't, our mod room is nearly empty of posts, if I didn't flood it with feeds... too much so and Pearson changed that a bit so our posts are not lost in the flood of feeds from main site and meta each time a new question is posted

for a while tho, I've made it like xmas :D

@UV-D well they can lash out all they want as long as it's not disruptive to the community here... then it's not just lashing out, it's plain arrogant

UV-D

true

I think you guys have nothing to worry about

The site that I am deleting from (cogsci), the mods as nice as they are, are not always around, and three times their absence has caused hassle for me.. if I am not comfortable in a site, I leave. I plan to hang around here like a swet-sock-bad-smell

TildalWave

I hope so, because doing the usual business of asking questions, providing answers and promoting the site is hard enough job on its own. I also didn't sign up to run a kindergarten, so I'll keep my hopes up it won't turn up to be exactly that, too often at least

UV-D

you guys role model a comfortable, effective and learning environment

as well as a fun environment here in chat

TildalWave

@UV-D It's meant to be a cosy place, a lot unlike space actually. But this should go the same for all of us, not just mods trying their best for others to enjoy it. Modding is a lot of altruism, but if it isn't rewarded in any way, good mods will leave and badass mods will come to tie a rope around your necks and ride you like ... no, no... totally joking!! :P

UV-D

02:44

LOL I know a few sites where that seems to happen too

TildalWave

just wanted to stop being too serious ;) there's no need for that, plus I might sound like I'm really old or something

UV-D

nah, you don't sound a day over 80

TildalWave

@UV-D didn't know there's SM.SE?

@UV-D hehehe starred

UV-D

an SM.SE?

TildalWave

@UV-D S&M.SE

UV-D

02:45

link

TildalWave

I can't it's inappropriate!! LOL

UV-D

LOL

TildalWave

Sadomasochism

Sadomasochism is the giving and/or receiving of pleasure—often sexual—from acts involving the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation. A subset of BDSM, practitioners of sadomasochism usually seek out sexual gratification from these acts, but often seek out other forms of pleasure as well. While the terms sadist and masochist specifically refer to one who either enjoys giving pain (sadist), or one who enjoys receiving pain (masochist), many practitioners of sadomasochism describe themselves as at least somewhat of a switch, or someone who can receive pleasure from eith...

ok, you get a wiki

UV-D

starred

lol

but back to the topic, you guys are doing very well

TildalWave

oh stop it, you're making me blush ;)

UV-D

02:51

lol...starred

anyways I am going to watch a DVD, and try and enjoy the finl afternoon of my school holidays... tomorrow, I go back to the madness of teaching

TildalWave

yeah, I'm off too to watch something... you have a good one!

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