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SPArchaeologist

12:02 PM

! I found it! What 42 means!!!!!!!!!!!

ExplosionsPlus

what

SPArchaeologist

It is the number of lines a room info should be spanning to keep the starboard fully offscreen and thus Bart away from our lives!

ExplosionsPlus

lol

Shadow Wizard

12:19 PM

$('#starred-posts').hide();

Also works, @SPA ^

ignorance is a bliss?

SPArchaeologist

@ShadowWizard you would have to "run" that on Bart client.

ExplosionsPlus

@ShadowWizard hey :)

Shadow Wizard

hey!

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

Yo

Shadow Wizard

oY

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

12:28 PM

@ShadowWizard what do you think of a mod deleting all the answers on a duplicate question? stackoverflow.com/questions/6101956/…

Should I bring it up on meta.SO?

Shadow Wizard

‮neppah lliw sgniht driew ,em rats lliw uoy fi tuB ?thgir ,txet fo kcolb tneconni ekil kool I

@amanaPlanaCAnalPAnaMA sure thing, it look like mod abuse on first glance. 100+ scored answer, just vanish into thin air.

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

@ShadowWizard Yea.

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Duplicate links in body: How to have all item tabs initially closed by Arabianight Matemare on stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Duplicate links in body: UPS batteries and hot/cold weather by metatheorem on electronics.stackexchange.com

Shadow Wizard

@amanaPlanaCAnalPAnaMA and why duplicate? The question isn't closed

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

0

Q: Mod seems to have deleted all the answers to a supposed duplicate

I had answered this question Generating a random password in php a looong time ago. I based my answer off the users question and nothing to do with security etc, only based off how the user asked the question. For some reason there was a decision to DELETE all of the answers on the question, I ...

Can you update to make it seem less accusatory @ShadowWizard ?

SmokeDetector

12:36 PM

[ SmokeDetector ] Repeating characters in answer: MySQL - Syntax error when trying to insert strings/numbers by Raja Yuvi on stackoverflow.com

Shadow Wizard

@amanaPlanaCAnalPAnaMA nah, it looks fine

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

@ShadowWizard Thanks.... I really do not get it at all... :-|

Why delete something that has been there for almost 3 - 4 years?

sorry 5 years!

Shadow Wizard

Looks like it's to prevent people from blaming Stack Overflow for using non secure code, then getting hacked, or something like that

Not really familiar with PHP or the technical details though so can't really judge

Bart

Of course you can judge. Don't let a lack of knowledge stop you. Rage a little as well.

PeterJ

Sometimes people get a bit anal on random numbers. Might be wrong but can't really see how PHP or any other language on a PC would generate a truly random number without an external source.

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

12:42 PM

@ShadowWizard but the answer that jeremy marked as duplicate has the same type of answers :-\

Shadow Wizard

5

A: PHP random string generator

There are a lot of answers to this question, but none of them leverage a Cryptographically Secure Pseudo-Random Number Generator (CSPRNG). The simple, secure, and correct answer is to use RandomLib and don't reinvent the wheel. For those of you who insist on inventing your own solution, PHP 7.0...

this one appears to be "secure"

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

@ShadowWizard never really... :-\ needs to be emailed and the user needs to reset it, THAT is the most secure.

Shadow Wizard

So following the mod's logic, all other answers should be nuked and only leaving this one.

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

I answered the question to how the OP asked it

PeterJ

but not random like the original question asked for technically

Shadow Wizard

12:45 PM

@PeterJ but it's secure - for some people, that's the only thing that matters, and the heck with what people want.

(I'm not one of those security fanatics though)

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Blacklisted user: How to write the Lagrangian for a body that exhibits gravitation? by nihal on physics.stackexchange.com

Shadow Wizard

@SmokeDetector why this user is blacklisted?

PeterJ

@Shadow, I'm not either, just saying some of those who are quickly forget the difference between random and pseudo-random, and really for most things it makes little difference in practice if you're talking about a typical web app that doesn't have any extreme security requirements unless you do something really wrong with the implementation.

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

@ShadowWizard my meta question seems to be gaining traction

@ShadowWizard apparently this was a whole plan by the PHP room... chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/11/php

Shadow Wizard

1:08 PM

@amanaPlanaCAnalPAnaMA that mod is regular member of that room too?

user259867

!!/rmblu physics.stackexchange.com/users/85198/nihal?tab=topactivity

SmokeDetector

@1999 User removed from blacklist (85198 on physics.stackexchange.com).

Shadow Wizard

If so "let's delete all the answers" gang doesn't sound good

user259867

@ShadowWizard Their first question had an all-caps title, and was reported when we were playing with sd syntax. So... yeah.

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

Wow. I have missed Stack Overflow... I have not been online fully for almost 2 years, and now they pull me in with fun meta BS. yay!

@ShadowWizard I think he may be. I could be wrong...

The original asker of the question cannot even chime in to defend anything as he has not been online in years. lol

Shadow Wizard

1:13 PM

@1999 whoops!

user259867

Speaking of not being online for years... I just got this in an email, a blast from my SE past:

user259867

> The following item was added to your Stack Exchange global inbox since you last checked it on 2012-10-07:

Shadow Wizard

LOL

user259867

I didn't even realize that account wasn't deleted network-wide. (Makes sense, as it was mod-deleted, not employee-deleted).

Shadow Wizard

@amanaPlanaCAnalPAnaMA well, you did push some buttons, guess you can't avoid some resistance

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

1:16 PM

@ShadowWizard ha. well I asked you if I should post before I did post.

nicael

meta.stackexchange.com/questions/260095/… - lol, I've duped another question, which I had even answered before! And made another point. Going to edit my answer...

user259867

@SmokeDetector fp-

Shadow Wizard

@amanaPlanaCAnalPAnaMA well, thought it's obvious you should expect some people to disagree - thick skin is a known prerequisite for SO/MSO/MSE.

(and I think you got it, right? :))

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

@ShadowWizard I know :-) I have been a part of this site since before it was cool :-D

Shadow Wizard

yup

Amelia

1:20 PM

"thick skin" is an understatement. "Experience with the internet in general" is probably a better requirement.

Shadow Wizard

@Amelia not really... SO got its own culture

user259867

@SmokeDetector fp-

Shadow Wizard

Even people with tons of internet experience can be enraged when their question gets closed and their resistance turns out to be futile

Anyway, smells of a spam seed: meta.stackexchange.com/a/260129/152859

(already flagged and voted to delete)

user259867

The video is legit, it's from a notable Google employee.

user259867

It's more like a link-only answer.

Shadow Wizard

1:25 PM

@1999 but totally off topic since it got nothing to do with Stack Overflow

Braiam

@ShadowWizard this is Meta Stack Exchange....

Shadow Wizard

I mean the answer is off topic, not question

Braiam

> Q: How does internal linking of questions impact SEO?
> A: Internal links are very good for all websites and everybody should have to do this. source: Google Webmaster video with some Google employee

Shadow Wizard

@Braiam that Q is off topic for MSE

Since the real question do ask how it impacts Stack Exchange SEO it's on topic, but a general answer is simply not a fitting answer.

Braiam

@ShadowWizard he's asking why SE does, which is on topic

Shadow Wizard

1:29 PM

1 min ago, by Shadow Wizard

Since the real question do ask how it impacts Stack Exchange SEO it's on topic, but a general answer is simply not a fitting answer.

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Duplicate links in body: I need to Insert Data every 5 minutes, not working by Fito Gonzalez on stackoverflow.com

Braiam

@ShadowWizard I think that someone saying that you don't get degraded for using that strategy, is as good answer as you can get... since the exact SEO rules are secret of each search engine

Shadow Wizard

@Braiam guess we'll have to agree to disagree then.

user259867

@SmokeDetector fp- edited

bummi

cv-pls stackoverflow.com/q/30814083/1699210

cv-pls stackoverflow.com/q/26418562/1699210

cv-pls stackoverflow.com/q/12221327/1699210

cv-pls stackoverflow.com/q/23044307/1699210

PeterJ

1:38 PM

I gather the phone apps don't have the help for new users that the web interface does, has anyone seen many new users like this that have asked crappy questions but don't realise the rules but otherwise seem engaged. This comment made me wonder if it happened much on other sites:

Wait I've just used this app and I'm new here so take it easy on me I thought this is OK I don't know what is allowed and what is not — Mabaath 23 hours ago

user259867

Yes, I saw it on math. Someone posting and then apologizing: "I jut got this app and was trying it out.. huh, so this is what it does. Please delete this"

user259867

According to Kasra's AMA, apps are aimed at existing SO users with the hope of converting more of them into multi-site SE users. There isn't anything in the app for newcomer support.

user259867

Is it even possible to link directly to an answer in this AMA? No idea.

Shadow Wizard

what's AMA?

PeterJ

Not sure, but It'll be interesting to see what happens long term, while some Q/A is probably OK from a phone I could imagine on Math you'd get a lot of screen shots from a phone and some EE ones are much the same, and for all sites I guess they'd miss all the links / code to add more context in many cases.

SmokeDetector

1:49 PM

[ SmokeDetector ] Repeating characters in answer: PyQt : Put several QTreeWidgetItem into columns of QTreeWidget by Vince on stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Nested quote blocks in answer: UnitTesting Fundamentals - What exactly to test? by nilan59 on stackoverflow.com

user259867

@ShadowWizard Stands for "ask me anything". AMA: How a Weird Internet Thing Became a Mainstream Delight

bjb568

@AndrewT. I'm here now!

… and other cat is gone

UniKitty

@bjb568 Yes?

You are saying?

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] All-caps title: VB DOT NET APPLICATION REQUIRS DOT NET 4.5 EVEN I COMPILED IN DOT NET FRAMEWORK 3.5 by kpraveenstocks GOD on stackoverflow.com

bjb568

I am saying things.

UniKitty

1:54 PM

@bjb568 You said the other cat is gone

And the other cat is here

bjb568

… oh.

Eh, you're ok.

user259867

@PeterJ Well, we get plenty of that stuff from desktops too. If you look at network-wide traffic numbers, mobile apps are a drop in the ocean compared to desktop and mobile web traffic. (These numbers are not available for individual sites, since an app is counted as its own thing.) So, although they occasionally contribute bad questions, I don't consider them a factor in anything.

UniKitty

@bjb568 So can I eat you?

SPArchaeologist

@UniKitty you aren't a cat. You are a pony-cat, face it.

UniKitty

@SPArchaeologist NomNomNom. Yums

I ate @SPArchaeologist

Hello @TRiGisTimothyRichardGreen

SmokeDetector

1:57 PM

[ SmokeDetector ] Repeating characters in body: Longest substring in a Stringin Java by panky070 on stackoverflow.com

user259867

@SmokeDetector fp- ed

bjb568

@UniKitty :o

SPArchaeologist

@UniKitty ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Don't get me started in a roleplay fight you can't win :P My Persona is that of a reality bender, just desist

user259867

@SmokeDetector close as unclear, there is no question just "Pls suggest".

TRiG is Timothy Richard Green

@SmokeDetector *sigh*

UniKitty

2:00 PM

@SPArchaeologist You look so tasty that I will eat you for dinner

@bjb568 NomNomNom again

TRiG is Timothy Richard Green

@UniKitty Hi.

PeterJ

@1999, interesting I thought it would have been much higher for the app, and while from my phone I normally request the full version I'm pretty sure the mobile version has all the same links and prompts?

ExplosionsPlus

@UniKitty boom

TRiG is Timothy Richard Green

Why is SmokeDetector for SO here in the Tavern? Would a chat room on SO itself not be more appropriate?

ExplosionsPlus

@UniKitty hi

UniKitty

2:01 PM

@ExplosionsPlus GO TO THE PRIVATE ROOM FOR DETENTION NOW

user259867

@TRiGisTimothyRichardGreen It's for all the network.

ExplosionsPlus

D:

i dont like detenton

user259867

SO happens to have more crappy posts.

3

UniKitty

Jul 1 at 12:42, by SPArchaeologist

Wut ^^

ExplosionsPlus

2

@UniKitty this is what is on the menu :D

user259867

2:04 PM

@PeterJ Not exactly. Some pages do not have a mobile version, notably the 2-minute tour and help center. There is no "take the tour" link when one goes to a site in mobile theme.

UniKitty

@ExplosionsPlus I SAID POST IT IN HERE

Cloud Cuckoo Land

No rules, no government, no babysitters, no bedtimes, no frown...

nicael

1

Q: Stack Exchange on port 8080

Some Google search results of Stack Exchange sites show URLs with port 8080. Curiously, other search engines I checked like Bing and Yandex aren't affected. It looks like Google has indexed various Stack Exchange sites running on port 8080. Since URL canonicalization is a good practice accordi...

bug seo search-engine

UniKitty

@ExplosionsPlus Someone move it there please

ExplosionsPlus

@UniKitty so bad ):

bjb568

Why is there MLP here?

ExplosionsPlus

2:06 PM

@UniKitty started it

:>

UniKitty

@bjb568 Thats why I said to move it to the don't delete room

bjb568

good idea

UniKitty

Now we need a RO to do it

in I dunno what this is, don't delete, 24 hours ago, by UniKitty

→ 31 messages moved to ExplosionPlus's Room

See how much spam there is?

@SmokeDetector gone

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Nested quote blocks in body: Python PIL Imaging Library FileNotFoundError by Pamal Mangat on stackoverflow.com

user259867

sd 2fp-

ProgramFOX

2:21 PM

@ShadowWizard Because you added a space after the 2. So, you executed an empty command on the two most recent messages, and the actual command on the third message.

@1999 That's a good idea. I guess it will work if I just strip all spaces after a digit.

user259867

I'm not a moderator anywhere, but I'd like to have this option as well (except for obvious stuff I'm not allowed to view). I don't like having to switch back and forth, would rather have activity be the default tab for me with all the things at top right , and about me section of profile tab put under activity tab for me. Thanks — Dronehinge 6 mins ago

user259867

This. I'm going to try scripting this one day.

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Repeating characters in body: New-AzureResourceGroupDeployment by Sergej Abanichev on stackoverflow.com

ProgramFOX

!!/rev?

SmokeDetector

@ProgramFOX 2cd5a6e (ProgramFOX: Shortcut syntax: remove spaces after digits)

hichris123

2:37 PM

@1999 I wonder if they're ever going to revisit it... meta.stackexchange.com/posts/253659/revisions

user259867

I don't think so. Style over substance is their approach.

hichris123

Which is sad, because design is making things simpler, making the UX understandable, making it easy to get the information you want. Not just the style. SE seems to have forgotten the former.

Shadow Wizard

@ProgramFOX hmm... so what's the correct syntax?

ProgramFOX

@ShadowWizard Just drop the space after the number. But now that doesn't matter anymore, it also works with the space.

user259867

sd 2 fp

SmokeDetector

2:48 PM

@1999 I haven't posted enough messages after the latest reboot to execute all commands.

user259867

Ah, of course.

ProgramFOX

I've added in a test case for it, I'm fairly sure it works :P

Shadow Wizard

hopefully we (meaning me ;)) won't ban innocent users anymore.... :D

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Duplicate links in body: Moved from http to https but include www in url by Umbrella on magento.stackexchange.com

Dronehinge

3:10 PM

sd 1

sd 1-

sd 1ignore

SmokeDetector

@Dronehinge [:3661554] Post ignored; alerts about it will no longer be posted.

[ SmokeDetector ] Repeating characters in body: How to move data from one sheet to another by user3297265 on stackoverflow.com

Dronehinge

@pro, can you change it to https for smokey links?

ProgramFOX

@Dronehinge Hmm... better idea, I will drop the http part and make the link start with // so it's fine for everyone.

user259867

Yes, that's much better. I use http, except for when I happen to follow a link posted by Dronehinge.

hichris123

Same here. :P

ProgramFOX

3:23 PM

I use http too because https isn't fully supported by SE.

Shadow Wizard

@ProgramFOX true, many pages include resources over http:// which breaks the pages if viewed as https://

(and probably more issues)

Braiam

I wonder < look mama, without http:

damn it works!

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Email in body: Why is my website getting spammed? by Jahan on security.stackexchange.com

user259867

@SmokeDetector ignore- probably OT?

Undo

0

Q: Why is my website getting spammed?

Does any one recognize this type of spam? " NAME :Bagas EMAIL :dq95zxm7l@gmail.com PHONE :JCBUIR6ulwtO COMMENTS :I must express apaotcipeirn to the writer for bailing me out of this particular scenario. After browsing throughout the the web and coming across notions which were not pleasant, I as...

email spam

email time!

on second thought, that email looks fake

user259867

3:34 PM

Isn't this email scrambled? Yes

user259867

And don't even try dialing that phone number. :P

Braiam

> PHONE :JCBUIR6ulwtO

I wonder if there's differences between upper and lower cases on the telephone keyboard

user259867

@Braiam Cool, I'll revise my linking script to make it protocol relative

Braiam

bare links won't work through: //stackoverflow.com/q/21710958

user259867

One can do stackoverflow.com/q/21710958 (imitation of a bare link)

Braiam

3:38 PM

well yeah

user259867

@SmokeDetector fp-

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Blacklisted website in answer: How would you create an 'experience' with an invoice keeping ink cartridges in mind? by Simon R. on graphicdesign.stackexchange.com

Andy

I know neither iOS stuff or Android stuff. Is this valid? stackoverflow.com/review/suggested-edits/8698826

They pulled off the ios tag and added android (and other google-y) stuff

user259867

@SmokeDetector tpu-spam

SPArchaeologist

@ExplosionsPlus thanks. Now you will have them on the starboard.

This is the punition for your jokes ^_^

user259867

3:47 PM

@Andy It's an audit, the question is deleted

Andy

@1999 Ha. Nice. I didn't even go look at the question.

Undo

@1999 Ummm wut?

user259867

I went to look because sometimes OP adds info in a comment that could be the basis for an edit like that.

Undo

The question is deleted, but... my reject vote went through

See stackoverflow.com/review/suggested-edits/8698826 in incognito mode

weiiiird

I guess deletion doesn't clear pending suggested edits?

Kevin Brown

Looks like it

user259867

3:49 PM

Oh. So it's not an audit, just a deleted question on which we still review edits.

Kevin Brown

Sounds like a ticket for Meta to deal with

user259867

That graphic design spam (now deleted) had a comment by a mod welcoming the user and inviting them to keep contributing and enjoy the site. :/

UniKitty

@1999 well if the mod didn't delete it that means its ok right?

Undo

Probably just didn't go through the trouble of checking for spam signs

I don't check every answer I comment on

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Duplicate links in body: contenteditable elements with markup for links on the fly (JS, jQuery) by Daniel Broger on stackoverflow.com

Undo

3:53 PM

@SmokeDetector fp

SmokeDetector

@Undo Registered question as false positive and added title to Bayesian doctype 'good'.

Undo

@SmokeDetector fp-

Kevin Brown

:3662059 fp- not actually korean

xkcdBot

Today's xkcd comic (Solar System Questions):

My country's World Cup win was exciting and all, but c'mon, what if the players wore nylon wings and COULD LITERALLY FLY?

ProgramFOX

!!/rev?

SmokeDetector

4:07 PM

@ProgramFOX 4eddbac (ProgramFOX: Use protocol-relative links in reports)

ProgramFOX

SmokeDetector now uses protocol-relative URLs in reports!

Undo

hah, that's great

!!/report softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/q/17361/46

cool

@SmokeDetector fpu

SmokeDetector

@Undo Registered question as false positive, whitelisted user and added title to Bayesian doctype 'good'.

Jan Dvorak

O_o

nicael

4:20 PM

naa stackoverflow.com/a/31247482

user259867

4:30 PM

> If you work on the internet, I recommend taking an unconnected vacation once in awhile. pic.twitter.com/E4P8TK2Y2H -- Jon Ericson at 8:07 AM - 6 Jul 2015 via Twitter

user259867

@SmokeDetector fp- but downvoted

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Repeating characters in body: "The access token does not belong to application" Trying to generate long lived Access Token by topper on stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Duplicate links in body: Sample python stomp.py simple.py app causes ConnectFailedException by Ankur22 on stackoverflow.com

hichris123

@ProgramFOX Doesn't work though -- I guess the shortlink redirect redirects to http?

ProgramFOX

Uhh... it appears it does, yes. It still works for users though, and the shortlink really has to be kept.

user259867

@SmokeDetector fp- input example

user259867

4:44 PM

@ProgramFOX A link like stackoverflow.com/q/31250756 redirects to http, but stackoverflow.com/questions/31250756 does not.

user259867

The latter still doesn't include the question title, just has /questions/ instead of /q/

user259867

:3662325 fp- Frankly, "brain power" is a pretty common expression and shouldn't be a spam keyword.

hichris123

@1999 It's your own fault. :P

user259867

!!/report webapps.stackexchange.com/a/79951/79865

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Manually reported answer: How can I save links to Google Drive? by Alonso Bukakke on webapps.stackexchange.com

user259867

4:49 PM

@SmokeDetector Spammers infested an IBM site and use it as a platform

user259867

@hichris123 No it's not; it would match either way. That's what ? means: the part is not required.

user259867

I only removed the redundant part of regex, did not change what it matches.

hichris123

Oh, nevermind. :P

lost lovers I guess?

user259867

@SmokeDetector fp- "lovers" inside of text sample

user259867

Apparently, there is no way to link to an answer in a protocol-relative way without including question title in the URL?

user259867

4:57 PM

I wish something like stackoverflow.com/posts/31250197 worked.

hichris123

16

Q: Permalink short URLs lose HTTPS

Here's something I noticed while testing a client-side fix for this issue. If you follow a permalink / shortcut URL with an https: protocol, like: https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/223725 you'll get redirected to: http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/223725/all-internal-links-on-stack-ex...

bug hyperlinks permalink ssl

user259867

5:12 PM

@SmokeDetector fp-

ProgramFOX

@1999 Good idea. For answers, there is not something like that unfortunately, but I'll update it for questions.

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

Hey anyone here know where to access what I flagged etc on my profile? I have not been on the stack exchange in a while and everything seems to have moved around.

nm I found it

ProgramFOX

5:34 PM

@1999 Changed:

!!/rev?

SmokeDetector

@ProgramFOX 861fd34 (ProgramFOX: Make shortlinks HTTPS-supportive)

user259867

5:46 PM

@SmokeDetector fp- not worth editing I guess.

user259867

And maybe we should re-evaluate the practicality of nested blockquote check.

Jan Dvorak

up the limit to three

hichris123

Exclude SO?

user259867

They appear on other sites too. People put or paste in >> because this is email quote syntax.

bjb568

Usually means Lq

user259867

5:48 PM

I think changing to triple is better.

user259867

Yeah, but we don't really need to be notified of LQ posts; this is what /questions/ page does.

6

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] All-caps title: THE NEXT PALINDROME by Hanz Baltimore on programmers.stackexchange.com

nicael

lulz stackoverflow.com/questions/31252511/…

hichris123

@1999 Okay, we can try this.

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Nested quote blocks in answer: when do you omit "a/an or the"? by a deleted user on ell.stackexchange.com

user259867

5:58 PM

^ case in point.

rene

@amanaPlanaCAnalPAnaMA to get you up to speed ;)

amanaP lanaC A nalP A naM A

@rene it is a lil confusing ;-P

rene

all cheese moved...

SmokeDetector

6:31 PM

[ SmokeDetector ] Nested quote blocks in body: where do i get a complete reference of cv2 module python by Anuraag Gupta on stackoverflow.com

user259867

@SmokeDetector cv-pls broad/unclear "I have Python console here and I don't know how to use it, help"

Kevin Brown

@1999 someone CV'd it as a tool rec

bjb568

@DanPantry "If everyone googled questions before asking them on SO, then place would be a wasteland." No, quite the contrary. This place is a wasteland because people don't google their questions before asking them. — bjb568 13 secs ago

user259867

@SmokeDetector delete edited

user259867

6:48 PM

@SmokeDetector fp- "gratis" though naa

SmokeDetector

7:04 PM

[ SmokeDetector ] Email in answer: Marital status for re-entering USA if you got married abroad without registering? by jessica on travel.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Offensive body detected: Computer sciences degree by Alexi on programmers.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Email in body: Can Drupal Webform Integration update matching contacts by spinsheet on civicrm.stackexchange.com

user259867

7:19 PM

sd 2fp- - tpu-

user259867

using quiet syntax like that requires some confidence :)

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Duplicate links in body: Make "int" and "float" work in swift playground by Leo on stackoverflow.com

AstroCB

Jan 19 at 4:07, by bjb568

See ya when I get a 5 on BC calc!

Well, @bjb?

user259867

@AstroCB Congrats?

AstroCB

@1999 What?

And the Tavern falls silent.

user259867

7:29 PM

Um, what triggered this quote from January?

AstroCB

@1999 AP scores came out today.

rene

7:41 PM

where is the unofficial list of moderators?

Braiam

@rene stackexchange.com/moderators

rene

I remember one of the taverners kept it somewhere but I can't find it

No, there was also an list with former mods on it

this has an deleted answer that holds some of the info

nicael

That's after I've added all the blog contents to nicael.github.io. I don't get it. Why the SE blog does work then?

user259867

Is the about/performance page still in beta? Not linked from anywhere.

Braiam

cv-pls stackoverflow.com/q/31246691/792066

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8:12 PM

[ SmokeDetector ] Repeating characters in body: Updating script (curl script) to include user-agent string by Henri Deschamps on stackoverflow.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Duplicate links in body: what is difference between Browser.BookmarkColumns and Browser.SearchColumns? by babar bashir on stackoverflow.com

hichris123

@1999 What do you think about the duplicate links check?

bjb568

8:30 PM

@AstroCB timezones

hichris123

@bjb568 ...

You can be in another state without being in another state...

user259867

Should go away, except perhaps for patents. Turned out to be a wrong property to focus on.

hichris123

@1999 That's what I thought too.

bjb568

@hichris123 wot

hichris123

@bjb568 Uh, proxies?

user259867

8:39 PM

On the importance of using complete sentences.

hichris123

@1999 You can see that Smokey really is scanning all SO posts now (see the increase in messages): chat.stackexchange.com/users/120914/smokedetector

user259867

As a mathematician, I try to keep the distinction between more and all.... Did you leave it at 25 questions per request?

user259867

The API queue could use another tune up. Questions on Super User wait too long to be processed. If you bump up the number for SO (made possible by the new fetch procedure), more API requests could be used for SU and AU....

user259867

In non-spam news, primary is under way on Code Review

hichris123

@1999 25 questions for the first request, a max of 50 for subsequent.

nicael

9:03 PM

@1999 which caused me find a little bug:

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Q: Bad error wording when voting in the primary election phase

When I try to vote for / against a candidate in the primary election phase, e.g. http://codereview.stackexchange.com/election/1?tab=primary and don't have the sufficient rep (which is 150 in case of Code Review), the popup misleadingly tells you that "Vote up / down requires 150 rep" and links to...

discussion reputation voting election

hichris123

What's strange, @nicael?

Any updates on this? — hichris123 10 secs ago

I'd like my spam dump sometime... :P

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9:26 PM

[ SmokeDetector ] Repeating characters in body: mysql_num_rows() is expecting parameters by user3579754 on stackoverflow.com

hichris123

@SmokeDetector fp-

user259867

Primary with 12 candidates feels like a waste of time. Spending 4 days just to eliminate two candidates who wouldn't get anything in the final round... Anyway, here's the current order:

user259867

200_success : 125
Jamal : 120
Mat's Mug : 100
Simon André Forsberg : 99
janos : 61
Malachi : 31
Phrancis : 26
Vogel612 : 17
Donald.McLean : 14
Hosch250 : 6
Ethan Bierlein : 3
Quill : 2

bjb568

@hichris123 my dad will have to do auth, don't have the info

So he'll text me tomorrow.

hichris123

@bjb568 ... you... just need a college board account and your AP # (or mine auto-linked with my account)

Undo

9:37 PM

@bjb568 send me your AP number and social security number and I'll get you your scores.

:P

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