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@b_jonas That only looks at posts on the actual sites. Chat might be different.
 
^ There, just look at that gap right around 09:20 and 11:20. Not enough for "any hour"? Let's check data.stackexchange.com/scifi/query/952021/alexs-post-times too to be sure.
@Alex Sure. They'd give more data, and yes, eventually there would be some comments or something found for every hour. Still, the distribution looks quite clear.
@Alex It's easy to refer to chat, because you know I can't collect data about that so easily.
 
@b_jonas I was actually thinking of Chat all along.
But that does remind me that I have to post my question.
 
@Alex Wait till 11:20 UTC just to spite me :-)
Especially if it's a good post.
 
@b_jonas What's then?
 
12:13 AM
@Alex The gap in your posting times that shows that you're from America.
It's not a sure proof, you can still be European, it's just a guess.
 
@b_jonas The gap is one minute?
 
No, it's like an hour.
Look at those data.stackexchange queries above, with your posts sorted by time of the day.
At least I'm quite certain that you're not Australian.
 
@b_jonas Maybe I misread it. I just saw a few hours with somewhat less activity.
 
Yeah, this isn't the first time I asked about phoenixes.
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Q: Why is a phoenix representative of Dumbledore?

b_jonasIn this 2004-09-15 interview with J. K. Rowling (see also another transcript on Rowling's website), we find this question and answer. What form does Dumbledore’s Patronus take? Good question. Can anyone guess? You have had a clue. There was a little whisper there. It is a phoenix, which ...

^ That's another case.
 
12:33 AM
Posted.
At 00:33.
 
And guess what it's a timeline
 
@Jenayah I was just thinking that.
 
0
Q: Voldemort's Very Vexing Vacation

AlexWe know that Voldemort killed James and Lily Potter on the last day of October in 1981 (when Harry was 15 months old), as that is the date that appears on the memorial in chapter 17 of Deathly Hallows: On this spot, on this night of 31 October 1981, Lily and James Potter lost their lives. ...

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Q: Why his uncle become villain in Spiderman : Into spiderverse?

GagantousIt's spoiler, So apparently, in Spiderman : Into Spiderverse, The protagonist best uncle. My question is, How could

 
You know it's funny, I thought I saw a question along these lines a bit earlier but can't find it
I'd assume you'd know of it, though
 
@Jenayah Feel free to duplicate-close me.
 
12:43 AM
can't find it... maybe it was on Movies.SE
 
I lose again...
Mithrandir: 2-0
 
Well played :D
 
Jenayah: 2-1
 
A Harry Potter timeline question? I like those, I've asked several of them. Let me look.
 
Alex: 0-3
 
12:49 AM
Horse in h6 would probably have gained you some time
good game anyway :D
 
@Alex Nice! I don't think that's a duplicate. A lot of people asked about why the Dark Lord waited for the entire school year in Goblet, and about serveral other times in the books, but not about that one yet I think.
It's a good change of pace.
Of course, it hinges on JKR getting date arithmetic right, which is sometimes a suspect.
 
@Jenayah You still could have won by moving your queen to f8 instead.
 
Obviously you have to take rounding in account, so "sixteen years ago" need not be exact, and "cold wet night" doesn't really determine the time of the year.
 
Most voted closed question with no answers scifi.stackexchange.com/q/90289/98028 :P
@Alex hmmm, true
 
I think there are questions about why the Dark Lord tried to kill Harry Potter when the prophecy guaranteed that that would fail and cause his downfall, and why he didn't try to kill Harry when the prophecy said that Harry would cause his downfall. No matter what the Dark Lord tried, there'd be questions about why he didn't do something else.
 
12:58 AM
@Jenayah Has a reopen vote from me.
 
@Alex just now? or earlier and I missed it in mod tools?
 
Questions about why he didn't wait to make sure which of the two boys are the Chosen One, why he didn't kill both of them,
 
@Jenayah Just now.
 
why he didn't send a minion instead of going in person if the prophechy said the boy was dangerous, why he used minions and questioning Harry and complicated plans instead of just killing Harry with brute force…
 
Eating the horse with the tower would've been more efficient and allowed for an escape though after that it's a game of stalling I guess
@Alex meh, kinda POB
 
1:05 AM
@Jenayah Why? An answer might be just your opinion, but there’s no reason why there couldn’t be a factual answer.
 
Hence it should be reworded into something like "Has JKR commented on why Voldemort didn't do it the easy way?"
Because otherwise the answer is generic meh meta answer "because the plot needed it"
Unrelated:
 
@Jenayah Perhaps, but that would seem limiting on book-analysis answers.
 
@Jenayah But you only know that because you already have that as the answer. But in theory there could be an answer that goes through the books and explains why each stage was necessary.
 
there could be
leave a comment along these lines
I'm not sure it'll get reopened, though
 
1:13 AM
@Jenayah Most things I vote for don’t get reopened.
I have to do my part, though
 
Nov 2 at 12:30, by Alex
@Jenayah Welcome to my life.
 
@Jenayah Exactly.
My personal opinion is that most questions closed as Primarily Opinion Based are this sort.
@Jenayah Buried under 19 comments?
 
@Alex symbolism
 
How so?
 
I dunno, if you VTRO you should always leave a comment IMO
 
1:22 AM
Fair point. I usually do. In this case there already are comments as such, but I guess I can still leave one trying to explain better why it's not Primarily Opinion Based.
Done.
This question does not seem to be Primarily Opinion Based. There does not seem to be any reason why there couldn't be a perfectly factual answer to the question. If you know Harry Potter so well that you know that there is no answer, then that is the answer. — Alex 40 secs ago
 
upvoted, FWIW
 
Too bad Gold Badges only work for duplicates.
@Jenayah Why thank you. I hope I didn't bully you into that.
 
no worries
you did make a point
 
Actually, I wonder if I've ever voted something as Primarily Opinion Based.
 
not even an obvious Gorilla vs Shark?
 
1:34 AM
@Jenayah That would usually entail other works outside of Harry Potter, which I don't pay so much attention to.
Ah, I found one for this site:
 
@Alex true, but you can probably guess that "Who's stronger, Hermione or Ant-Man?" is POB
 
That's a classic Primarily Opinion Based question, in my opinion.
@Jenayah Never seen one of those.
I probably have a couple on Mi Yodeya as well. Let's see...
Hmm, I'm starting to think the list of votes might not be accurate.
 
1:52 AM
Okay, so between two sites I've voted to close as Primarily Opinion Based about four times. Plus I have one Meta post arguing that a specific question seems to be Primarily Opinion Based, and one Meta Post arguing that the Primarily Opinion Based close reason is applied to often.
@Jenayah That wouldn't have helped because then my Tower would have been blocking my escape.
 
@Alex hm, indeed again. I'll admit that seeing an eatable tower, I would probably have jumped on it before seeing the checkmate move
 
@Jenayah Well I probably would too if I viewed it as an edible horse. But at least now I know how to get you next time.
 
:P
 
If there is a next time...
You might not want to risk your winning record.
 
it'd be too bad to miss a chess partner just to keep a "record"
 
2:05 AM
And you may even want to — if you assume that it's an easy victory for you.
 
It's not an easy victory, you play quite well
 
In the beginning, perhaps. At some point I usually make a bad move that is often hard to recover from.
 
I think the "bad move" here wasn't necessarily the Queen (well, that certainly didn't help, granted), but rather that at no point you had the towers protecting each other (the joker was blocking the tower's effect as it hadn't been moved), which made the backline accessible for my Queen
 
@Jenayah Probably true. As an aside, did you learn chess in French?
 
@Alex yeah, why?
 
2:18 AM
@Jenayah Well the way you refer to the pieces as "horse", "tower", and "joker" is different from how (most) English speakers refer to them. A quick check on Wikipedia confirms that translations may be the reason.
 
Ooooh right I saw on Chess.SE that they wren't the same but never remember in time
Also the guy I usually play with refers to them with yet other names ahah :P
 
What other names?
Relevant quote from Harry Potter: “That’s got to be Luna’s house, who else would live in a place like that? It looks like a giant rook!” “It’s nothing like a bird,” said Hermione, frowning at the tower. “I was talking about a chess rook,” said Ron. “A castle to you.”
 
He's Russian and doesn't speak much English and French so they're "cagna" (knight), "direktro" (king), "officier" (bishop), "dama" (Queen), etc
 
Well that is what they are in English.
 
@Alex I remember that, let me check how they did that in French
 
2:22 AM
Oh, unless the parentheses were not translations, but just telling me which pieces.
 
Aye I made sure to get the English names right this time so we didn't need a Russian to French to English translation :P
 
Interesting, as I check the Hebrew names, I see the bishop is called רץ which is a runner. Not sure where that comes from.
 
> Ron Weasley : Ha, ha ! La voilà, la maison de Luna, qui d'autre pourrait vivre dans un endroit pareil ? Il ne manque plus que le roi et la reine.
Hermione Granger : Qu'est-ce que tu racontes ? Ça n'a rien d'un palais.
Ron Weasley : Non, je pensais à la tour noire d'un jeu d'échecs.
So basically:
> Ron Weasley : Ha, ha ! That's got to be Muna's hous,e who else would live in a place like that? All that's missing is the king and queen.
Hermione Granger : What are you talking about? This looks nothing like a palace.
Ron Weasley : I was thinking about the black rook from a chess game..
 
That's a bit of liberal translating.
Almost as bad as the Hebrew translation.
 
well the French word for rook ("tour") doesn't really have a double meaning, especially not that of a bird
 
2:32 AM
yesterday, by SmokeDetector
@Jenayah You are not a privileged user. Please see the privileges wiki page for information on what privileges are and what is expected of privileged users.
 
I didn't reply to Smokey
 
@Jenayah I guess that's excusable. So it's not like the Hebrew which changes things for no apparent reason.
 
By the way, Smokey detected it in Charcoal HQ. Why don't we get a message here? (cc @Mithrandir)
 
@Jenayah Probably a delay.
 
@Alex what's the Hebrew take on it?
@Alex doesn't make much sense to have a delay for those things, if it's intentional.
 
2:34 AM
@Jenayah I don't know. I don't have Book 7 in Hebrew and I can't find it online.
@Jenayah Mithrandir said there's an intentional delay in the main Meta chatroom, so it could be something similar. (Though the reason wouldn't really apply.)
Dec 11 at 6:34, by Mithrandir
@Alex Since the Tavern has an intentional delay...
Dec 11 at 7:34, by Mithrandir
@Jenayah To avoid flooding the Tavern with reports.
 
@Alex main Meta aye, but based on empiric observation I didn't think there was one here
 
Amazon scam. If you click on Kindle Unlimited on the Hebrew edition it takes you to the English edition.
 
ahah
in Charcoal HQ, 6 mins ago, by Jenayah
hmm... Actually, this very one didn't even make it to the SFF Cleanup chat.
 
2:59 AM
@Jenayah That just deepens the mystery.
 
yep
 
:48196256 Was that it?
 
Ignore.
Feels like some kind of threading issue, hunting.
 
3:46 AM
@Jenayah What? Of course it does. "tour" means both a tour (journey) and a tower, it's one of the very few nouns that randomly have a masc and fem version with entirely unrelated meaning.
 
@b_jonas yeah, but a journey isn't something physical
Should've phrased it into "relevant double meaning", I think
Well a physical tour exists as well, it's the spinning thing people use to make pottery, but it's not enough of a common word to make a pun about it in a "children's book"
 
Sort of side point: Why did he specify the black rook?
Scratch that.
The house is described as black.
 
Hogwarts is also a castle.
Which is part of why I'm so suspicious about the claim that it's a thousand years old. I think the wizards have deliberately backdated some of the history.
And Hogwarts isn't the only part of that. Some of the stuff in Quidditch through the Ages is almost as bad.
And of course everyone is confused about the Merlin stuff.
 
@b_jonas Why not?
> Castles first appeared in history between the 9th and 10th century in the Middle East and Europe.
 
This kind of writing old legends to give your institution legitimacy happens all the time among Muggles too.
@Alex Yes, but they were rare back then, and didn't look like this. They only really became normal like five hundred years after that.
And just look at all those paintings on the wall. There's no way those are a thousand years old.
I already mention that and more in scifi.stackexchange.com/q/18550/4918
 
@Alex Yeah… maybe. I just don't believe the thousand year old thing still.
 
4:41 AM
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Q: Has Toad Been Shown to Spit Quick Drying Adhesive Slime Prior to the first X-Men Movie?

Gothamite24Found this on the website Comic Vine recently: Toad’s body also secretes a quick drying adhesive that he spits at his opponents. It wraps around them and dries instantly, incapacitating them unless they can break free. Can anybody find any instances of this happening in the comics? Later, it is i...

 
4:51 AM
Nice, I just gave someone a Great Answer badge on an answer from over a year ago.
 
 
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6:19 AM
@Jenayah without looking, if the only detection is an experimental reason it won't get reported if experimental isn't enabled in that room, which it isn't here, because those are more likely to be legit posts
 
7:13 AM
@Jenayah I should thank you for getting me to write that comment. I've already used it three times.
 
8:00 AM
0
Q: Why could Paul Atreides see further into the future than the Spacing Guild Navigators?

RichSIn the classic Dune series, Paul Atreides became a super being with the ability to see the future; something the Bene Geserit called a Kwisatz Haderach. The Spacing Guild Navigators had consumed the spice, melange, for most of their lives and attained enough prescience to safely fold space. Their...

 
 
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9:21 AM
@Jenayah that chess offer up?
 
9:32 AM
0
Q: Can someone identify this series of children’s fantasy books.

Richard CI am trying to remember a book I read as a child but can only remember small details. I am 38 so this would have been read when I was between the ages of 9-13 The details I remember are a young boy he may have moved into a new house with a barn. A magical spider, possibly silver like in col...

 
10:11 AM
Drat! I just realized something
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Q: Exactly which features of SFF.SE's magnificent theme will we be losing?

Web HeadAccording to the changes outlined here: Left nav, responsive design, and theming next steps We will probably be losing our voting buttons, fave button, possibly our use of Orbitron font, and reduced color/header image support. Can we get a breakdown of what exactly we'll be losing? Or a time-f...

^ Rememebr this one? I think we totally forgot to add a Shrek "Not the buttons!" joke.
 
11:03 AM
0
Q: books in which post-human has become a discorporate distributed artifact

Haydon Berrow20 or maybe 30 years ago I read two books by a pair of authors which I would like to identify. They didn't strike me as remarkable at the time but in retrospect they were very imaginative even if they weren't memorable. It's a long time ago so I'm going to be unfortunately vague and I may even be...

 
11:53 AM
@Alex what, the VTRO comment?
@Mithrandir stuff to do right now ;p
 
 
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1:06 PM
0
Q: Alien criminals on holiday on earth

Kurt SchwittersFilm where alien criminals escape to earth and "occupy" human bodies and thus enjoy excessive violence and excessive drinking. The aliens can rapidly jump into another body to escape capture. The criminals are being pursued naturally by the alien equivalent of Corrections Officers I think.

 
 
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2:52 PM
@Jenayah Yeah. I’ve just been copying and pasting it every time I vote against Primarily Opinion Based.
 
3:02 PM
Ahah, alright
 
3:27 PM
Though only 1/3 was actually reopened.
 
3:54 PM
0
Q: Was Grindelwand using magic to persuade people?

EJSGrindelwand is described as being extremely convincing, to the point that they had to prevent him from speaking while he was in prison so that he wouldn't exercise his influence on the guards. He convinces Queenie, who had previously shown no inclination towards dark magic, to join him in less t...

0
Q: Unicorn animation from 70's or 80s

traderjodieI'm trying to find a animated special about a boy unting for a unicorn. Its not "the last unicorn." The only thing I remember about it is that the boy would sing "I'm coming to get you, unicorn."

 
4:33 PM
In the theater for Aquaman :)
 
4:48 PM
@Jenayah Give us a livestream.
 
5:10 PM
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Q: Specific cartoon forgotten about excalibur

Valentine Vladimirescuthere's one piece of lost media I've been looking for, for years now, was a short/pilot for a show about the King Arthur mythos that involved a shapeshifting Excalibur sword on cartoon network, around 2008, it had a slick design similar to samurai jack. some of the only things I recall was a whit...

 
5:21 PM
@Alex And apparently there must be some limit, because it's now tracking the next one even though I still haven't clicked "track the next one".
 
5:41 PM
0
Q: If Wolverine can regenerate from any part of his body, why aren't their many Wolverines?

Harnam SandhuWe know that Wolverine can regenerate any part of his body due to his DNA mutation. Therefore, every strand of his DNA contains his healing power. Wolverine has regenerated his whole body from just one drop of blood. So, why aren't there many more wolverines who have regenerated from the drops of...

 
 
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7:28 PM
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Q: Rich and poor separated, and a romance

AriAbout a year ago I read a book, I don’t know if the book was new then, but it might help if you know that is is not brand new. The premise of the story is that the rich people now live in the tops of the buildings of the city, with bridges in between the buildings so that they never have to go ...

 
7:38 PM
@Alex nah
besides you're not interested in superheroes, I think?
Aquaman: don't think of it as an Aquaman movie until halfway through. The first part, while it has some cool shots... stains a lot of what Aquaman and Atlantis (and Xebel...) are about.
Something may be wrong when a "serious" blockbuster movie leaves you rooting for the villain, just sayin'
 
@Jenayah Well I'm not specifically entirely disinterested... and for a free movie....
 
@Jenayah was the movie good? I don’t watch superhero movies but I like Aquaman. Wonder Woman was good, not quite as good as everyone said imo
 
7:55 PM
@CorvoAttano the special effects are awesome. The soundtrack is great too, as the acting. As for the story, I cringed during the first part because that was so not what Aquamn and Atlantis were about (but I've read a lot of comics, so it always influences how I watch a movie). The movie gets in line with Aquaman lore halfway through
Way better than WW movie
@Alex well, too late :p
 
Next time...
 
1
Q: Book series about aliens who can bend time and space with their minds

user109595I am searching for a series of novels where an alien race consists of different clans. One clan in particular can bend time and space making space travel possible. The aliens, however, have kept this clan ability a secret. Instead, this same alien species only supply a mysterious box like machin...

 
8:12 PM
Where's the maid cafe?
 
Anime.SE chat
I think
 

 Maid Café (メイド喫茶)

Welcome back, my Master! (お帰りなさいませ、ご主人様!) Sit wherever you'd l...
 
thank you.
 
8:26 PM
Where does mixed content get addressed on this network?
 
What do you mean by mixed content?
 
What kind of mixed content?
 
^ stuff like this. Essentially, culture derivitives.
 
0
Q: Why would Craftworld Eldar fight Craftworld Eldar?

VienLaI've been talking with some people about difficult-to-justify 40k mirror matchups. After talking about Tyranids (doable thanks to, say, Hydra) or Tau (where Farsight gives a fine precedent) we got stuck at Craftworld Eldar. Why would they be at odds with each other? Seems like not only they avoi...

 
Hmmm... I can't speak for Anime.SE, but that doesn't look like anime, even if it's influenced by it
FWIW, I think they don't take Avatar: The Last Airbender question, while it was quite influenced by anime too
 
8:30 PM
I don't know anything about this stuff, but I did just realize from that video that anime is not pronounced how I thought.
 
Is it produced in Japan?
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Q: Are questions about animations or comics inspired by Japanese culture or styles considered on-topic?

TablemakerExamples include Avatar, Korra and, to some extent, Samurai Jack. They're all widely popular American cartoons, sometimes even referred to as Amerime. Are questions about these series on-topic?

 
8:40 PM
@Alex it's not "anyym"? shocking. [...yes, it is annie-may actually...]
 
@Nick Very shocking indeed.
 
Where do Samurai Jack questions go?
 
It's actually a Japanese word, apparently.
 
"animation", the root word is not japanese.
 
@Nick We have a tag here on SFF
 
8:44 PM
so, you guys handle CN, Nick, Disney and all related?
 
@Nick The word anime is the Japanese term for animation, which means all forms of animated media.
Anime () (Japanese: アニメ, [aɲime] (listen), plural: anime) is hand-drawn and computer animation originating from or associated with Japan. The word anime is the Japanese term for animation, which means all forms of animated media. Outside Japan, anime refers specifically to animation from Japan or as a Japanese-disseminated animation style often characterized by colorful graphics, vibrant characters and fantastical themes. The culturally abstract approach to the word's meaning may open up the possibility of anime produced in countries other than Japan. For simplicity, many Westerners strictly view...
 
アニメ is not as much a japanese word as c'est la vie is English.
don't let the katakana fool you. Where does "ani" even come from in these words.
 
I don't know anything about Japanese. I'm just repeating what I saw on Wikipedia.
 
People like you and I write Wikipedia. Doesn't mean it's accurate to the iceberg tip.
 
@Nick True.
 
8:51 PM
But yes, it is the term. Though not the word, probably. Etymology is best left to ELL.
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Q: Has Genndy stated why he made this change?

Slacklord the TerribleIn the final episode of the original run of Samurai Jack, Jack faced off against The Guardian, a powerful man guarding one of the last time portals from all but anyone capable of defeating him. The Guardian had insight into Jack's future, stating after Jack left that he would eventually try aga...

^ don't you guys have a copyright policy on images? how is fair use established here?
 
Depends on what you mean by "copyright policy". The asker doesn't make money out of it and states where the thing comes from, so it seems okay here
Disclaimer, I know nothing about Samurai Jack
Is that the thing with the horsehead guy?
 
@Jenayah That's chess.
 
tsss
 
Sorry.
 
@Jenayah that's bojack horseman.
 
8:56 PM
oh, right
The most relevant one is probably that one:
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Q: Is it legal and allowed to put pictures from films in questions?

CeleritasFor example, in this question about a scene in the film Metropolis, is it allowed to copy the image from a web site and put it directly in the question? It's my understanding it breaks copyright but I'm not very knowledgeable about how that works.

 
^ It goes without saying that that is fair use in most cases.
Though, attribution is often required to suffice that.
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Q: Can images added to SFF content **without attribution** violate copyright?

DVK-on-Ahch-ToAre images added to SFF content without attribution violating copyright (merely by not having attribution, e.g. if - merely by adding attribution - copyright is no longer violated)? Just to be clear, is the following scenario possible under US copyright law: Image X is posted with no attributi...

 
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Q: Is there a book where aliens invade Earth to save it from humanity?

GodAtumBasically aliens who see humanity destroying Earth due to climate change and want to save it. They come to Earth to try and stop humanity from destroying itself.

 
@Marvin try War of the Worlds (though not it)
 
@Nick well, sure, but the way I understand it, the second Meta covers more the "I picked this image on the Internet" stuff, while, in the SJ example, the question being tagged SJ makes it clear it's attributed to SJ - does that make sense?
 
sort of. Incase of any dispute, normal forum rules to onsite media from users.
I don't think SE has necessary permission for the Star Trek meme on its 404 page then.
@Jenayah what's SJ?
 
9:04 PM
Samurai Jack
 
oh right. wow. ok.
actually, what's popular here? I'm guessing LOTR and that sort of stuff, right.
The site theme looks like it was made by Ned from 17 again.
 
The site them used to be way cooler.
But blahblahblah responsive design blahblahblah unfied throughout the network blahblahblah and we lost a good chunk of this awesome theme :/
@Nick From scifi.stackexchange.com/tags mainly Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Marvel/DC, etc
 
@Jenayah tops them all.
 
@Alex not a "universe" tag or stuff
 
We could make it one.
 
9:10 PM
eh?
 
Write a book called Story Identification.
Or a movie.
Or TV show.
 
mmmh...
 
I already wrote a fanfiction...
 
you did?
HP one?
 
Nov 2 at 17:31, by Alex
Imagine: My fanfiction: Snape saw Harry in a deserted corridor and said, "Harry, I love you". The next day Ron said to Hermione, "did you hear? Snape professed his love for Harry." My question: How did Ron know that Snape professed his love for Harry if the corridor was deserted?
 
9:12 PM
oh, right
 
Maybe I should actually post that question.
 
What's the close reason for asking a question about a plothole in a work that doesn't exist?
 
-2
Q: Why is Joker so popular? Why not create new antagonists?

user2513149We know that the Joker is the main Batman's archenemy. He appears in all comic book series, animated series and of course, movie franchises (except for Batman vs. Superman). But why is he so popular that he appears again and again? Why not create new antagonists instead of repeating the same old ...

 
Ah, but it does exist. Why is being published here any worse than being published on a dedicated fanfiction site?
 
You know, I'd close based on Future Work Policy :)
 
9:17 PM
So you want me to write more?!
 
I don't, but as you've never stated it was officially the end...
 
Eh, I have to post my real question now anyway.
But perhaps another time.
 
deserted places have ghosts, duh. [...and they taddle]
 
mh?
 
9:32 PM
Where all the Pewdiepie fans at? No rep on SE at all.
 
The guy's got an SE account?
 
lol, I meant representation, not reputation.
Ooh, can Area 51 for a YT.SE?
It'd be so weird.
 
@Nick oh
 
I don't see any competition here.
 
I don't think a YT.SE would be viable
 
9:41 PM
I proposed Git.SE and helped with MathChallenge.SE
Neither of those were accepted either. Robert, the community manager, was, in effect, a big meanie about everything.
I'd seriously propose a Pewds.SE just to make a statement.
Though, it would be childish to do so.
 
Git probably would have overlapped with SO, no?
MathChallenge - is that the math equivalent to PPCG?
 
Mmm, free pizza!
 
@b_jonas It sure ain't free.
 
@Jenayah proofgolf would have been so much more math than codegolf
@Jenayah it's the [active tag] problem, according to Robert. You can't branch out communities based on active tags.
@Jenayah proofgolf would be better than codegolf
 
@Nick It kind of makes sense. SO would still continue to get Git questions, and it would be a pain to redirect people twoards a Git.SE when they already work on SO... I think
@Nick not asking which one'd be better, just checking if I got the idea right :)
 
9:53 PM
Imagine if story identification got its own community. You guys at SciFi wouldn't be hurt actually. It's possible to decouple some things.
 
@Nick I think I proposed that once.
Hmm, maybe not:
Nov 2 at 16:24, by Alex
Or how about an Area51 proposal for a dedicated site for Harry Potter fanfictions.
Nov 27 at 19:58, by Alex
I think we may need a new site proposal for identifying stolen artwork.
 
@Alex Yeah, that won't be happening. Imagine if SO branched out for every programming language. JS guys go here. C++ go there. lol.
@Jenayah I know, but like all the best people in the world, I too have an agenda.
 
Well there are some sites with significant overlap.
 
@Nick ?
 
Science Fiction & Fantasy with Literature. Science Fiction & Fantasy with Movies & TV. Mi Yodeya and Christianity with Biblical Hermeneutics.
 
9:57 PM
@Alex HP falls under books, movies and scifi. It's too hooked on by other communities to be able to sustain as an independent.
 
@Nick a story-id site would have all the cons of story-id at once... Not a great fit
Story-id works rather fine on Literature and SFF because a good bunh of theme are books and they're searchable. Story-id got deprecated on Movies for instance because it attracted low-quality, unsearchable stuff which cluttered the site
I think it got left out on Anime & Manga for the same reason.
 
There's on Mi Yodeya too.
 
And Arqade for instance has a game-id tag, but with limitations. You have to provide a screenshot
@Alex There is? considers joining
 
Aug 17 at 19:52, by Rand al'Thor
There is? Interesting. adds Mi Yodeya to the list of sites which have no problem with ID questions
Aug 17 at 19:43, by Alex
@Jenayah Mi Yodeya could use some new blood.
 
Aug 17 at 20:08, by Jenayah
@Alex FWIW, I wouldn't feel comfortable doing "non-content" activity on a site where I don't understand 30-40% of the words being used, even if it's to fix English grammar errors on the ones I do understand
 
10:01 PM
@Jenayah But your Googling skills are "content" activity.
We actually have more than one story tag.
 
Who am I kidding, anyway? There are like, 8 unanswered story-id questions there, and someone would answer before I did, wouldn't it? :P
 
@Marvin Oh, like Eagle's Splendor, a level 2 spell that grants a +4 bonus to charisma, added to the base state of being effing Johnny Depp? Or like the magical potion that Harry used to convince Slughorn to give him a memory?
 
@Jenayah 10 unanswered out of only 47. That's more than 20%.
 
@Nick Mathematica guys go here…
 
@Alex meh, still
 
10:50 PM
@SQB maybe you have an idea scifi.stackexchange.com/q/202001/98028
 
@Jenayah Are there battle scenes in the movie?
 
Yeah, lots
 
Maybe they helped with that.
 
Why would they?
 
Equipment, strategy, etc.
No idea, I'm just guessing what a Ministry of Defence could have to do with a movie.
 
10:54 PM
I mean, why would an US production turn to the Dutch Ministry of Defence rather than the local scriptwriter?
And, why would the Ministry of Defence bother? :/
 
@Jenayah $$$
 
Mmmmh... Is it in line with an official organisation to provide strategy counseling for 1/ entertainment purposes 2/ foreign entertainment purposes?
 
No idea.
If you're an American producer and you want to get some impressive combat scenes in your movie, you can call the Department of Defense (DoD) and ask for some of their fancy equipment, plus any of the appropriate servicemen who happen to be free.
The Defense Department has a long-standing relationship with Hollywood. In fact, it’s been working with filmmakers for nearly 100 years with a goal that’s two-fold: to accurately depict military stories and make sure sensitive information isn’t disclosed.
For some it may come as a surprise to hear that the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been providing film locations for many years. It’s well placed to do so as the MOD is one of the country’s largest landowners.
 
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