Glenn Nelson

@jippie How so?

I suppose you just cannot handle my superiority in the art of the debate, eh?

Ah I love the sweet smell of success.

In case you do not understand, I am referring to your hostile reaction to the user known as "Dave" asking you about your statement in which you referred to him as a troll.

Well perhaps you should reread that sentence. I never said you misquoted a soul. Rather I said you take situations out of context and then imply someone else is to blame.

You seem to have done so for the past hour?

Really?

Accuse? Hell, you've got it done in text for the whole world to see.

I'll have what he's having.

You're just too good at taking things out of context and then insinuating it is the other who is at fault. Have you considered running for political office?

I dare say I have a rather new and modern dictionary.

Also, if you have some inherent problem with the site, perhaps you should just not participate.

My dictionary does not specify that to be the case.

@Marcin Indeed I do: "Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence;"

@Marcin Do you understand the definition of "vacuous"?

@Marcin It is by no means a perfect system, but it is the best we've got. Meta exists for discussion of such things so that we may improve the site. Now I seriously urge you to take your issues to Meta if you wish to discuss them further and perhaps see some action.

@Marcin Now your just going off and insulting my intelligence. I do not appreciate that. I'm trying to be civil here, but you seem to have a problem greater than the closing of this question. Meta exists for issues with the site, which is why we say ask there. The comments of a question are intended for the discussion of the contents of the question for purposes such as clarification and not an extensive discussion of the issues with the site it exits on.

@Marcin No he did not. This is something that has been decided on by the community as a whole. This site is community oriented and run by the community. This issue has had much discussion and a general consensus has been reached that questions of this sort are not on-topic. Again, if you feel otherwise feel free to bring it up on Meta.

@Marcin Four non-moderators voted to close this question with Thomas Owens making the 5th and closing vote. If he hadn't, I would have myself. As for the "identical organisations, with identical attitudes to education?" piece, you cannot make blanket generalizations that all industries have different views. Different companies in any industry will differ in their culture but I digress, this is clearly off-topic as per the FAQ and communities opinion on the matter.

@Marcin There is a difference between career advice for a programmer and career advice for programmers. This question involved software development, but you could just as easily switch it out for anthropology or chemistry and it would be the same question.

Have a good evening everybody (and a good morning Yannis?)

@RebeccaChernoff Programmers is a great site and a great addition to the SE network. There is a problem with inconsistency and difference of opinions, but we can work to fix it by being more active in the process either as a user or moderator.

@RobertHarvey My only experience with migration has been on a "vote to close & migrate manner", so not to any real extent.

@Gilles I honestly don't feel I can offer my opinion on that matter as I haven't concurrently spent significant time on Programmers and SO. I also did not engage on SO in a serious manner before Programmers came about so I can't offer a true opinion on any changes.

@kiamlaluno I think that participating on the meta for a site will help get a better understanding of how Stack Exchange operates, as well as the particular "branch" of the network.

@Jarrod I suppose that would be a tough one on my part considering my young age and relative lack of experience in the industry. I think that largely, I can tell what is and what is not related to the world of programmers, but some times I will just have to step back and look into something if I am not sure of something or knowledgeable on the matter.

@AnnaLear Again I'm not sure what facilities moderators are provided to communicate with users, but I would do my best to explain my reasoning for my decision and do my best to answer questions or issues the user has with my decision.

@MarkTrapp A desire to become more active in something that I consider to be a great part of the internet. I've learned a good bit from this site and continue to offer what I can when I can

@SteveJackson A better understanding of what is on-topic throughout the entire site is a must and needs work.

@AnnaLear I think being a monitor warrants an active communication between other members of the site and moderators. That said being available in-chat is a must.

@MarkTrapp I think the current moderation team has done a fine job and will continue to do so. I personally don't agree on the level of closing questions that are on the margin, but I don't see that being a conflict.

@kiamlaluno I think one of the most important things is deciding what constitutes on-topic and what is not, which a user can do with 3.000 reputation.

@Jarrod I can dedicate an hour or so in the morning, and mid-day. The evening allows for more time as well. I feel at least 2-3 hours would be a good amount for both moderation and participation in general.

@MarkTrapp I do see flagging and meta as important. Regarding flagging, unless I saw something that was truly inappropriate, I used my "vote to close" option. Meta is what plays a role in how the site is run which I feel is more important. As for my low count on the matter, that is simply my lack of formal involvement (I've tended to lurk in the past) but regardless of the outcome of the election, I intend to become much more involved in Programmers overall.

@BlackJack I'm not sure what the exact facilities are, but if after explaining to the user (and making sure they understand the situation) I would have to perform a temporary ban in some form.

@MarkTrapp The moderator should ideally be both a user and a "janitor". Any site needs some level of cleaning up, but should also be involved in promotion of the site which is just as important as cleaning in maintaining and cultivating a good community.

@RobertHarvey As I mentioned in my "speech" on the election page, I will moderate moderately, taking action where only definitively necessary.

@BlackJack Lead by example. Additionally, I think have providing clear direction on the objectives of a cleanup will help encourage new participants who may not be sure of what the proper actions are.

@AnnaLear It depends on just how far. If it is total mismatch for the site, I would be inclined to close/migrate/delete depending on the context. If it is a "fringe" question, I say let the community be the judge on that one.

@ChrisF I would have to say I'd vote less often (to close that is) because of the binding vote.

@AnnaLear I just feel that there is not a true consensus on where the line is drawn in the sand. There are guidelines, and they are largely fine, but it seems as though what one may consider fine another considers off-topic is not certain.

@MarkTrapp Generally, we're in the right direction. I just think we need a bit of refinement in what qualifies as on or off topic.

Sorry, I'm still at work and up to my neck in Hudson configs.

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@WorldEngineer I think your missing a few digits there at the end.

@perlj Just try searching for several variants of your question's title. It may take 10-20 minutes to effectively search, but you will avoid the duplicate question.

@perlj Have you tried searching for a question of that nature first?

@ThorbjørnRavnAndersen I think working with a 6502 for years might have skewed my idea of performance just a bit.

@ThorbjørnRavnAndersen Really? I've got to look into that one.