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5:03 AM

The amount I've been playing Sim City since I bought it Friday is probably unhealthy.

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Q: Regex for bbcode and maximum length

10:39 AM

Hello, if someone is a bit familiar with regex. I'm struggling with something.
There is this question

I want to create a regex in one line to: remove bbcode set maximum amount of characters ex. this is some [b]bold text[/b]. (29 characters) To check the maximum number of characters should be 22 characters. I have successfully created the regex in 2 lines but I need to make it one line. ...

c# regex

I want to close it as "off-topic: impossible"
But it seems to me that it may not be the right closing reason. Take a look at the last two comments I've put.
My second choice would be "unclear what you're asking"

What do you ~~guys~~ people think ?

2 hours later…

12:37 PM

@HamZa If you are having that much trouble deciding on a close reason, you may want to consider the possibility that the question doesn't really warrant closure.

@jadarnel27 Well, let me reformulate my question: is "impossible" a valid close reason ?

If it's actually unclear (as you mentioned in your second to last comment), then close it as such. But if you are just nitpicking it because you don't think it's a valid question, then don't vote to close =)

@jadarnel27 No, it's a valid question if the OP doesn't know the limits

No, I wouldn't say" impossible" is a valid close reason. I think it's okay to post an answer to the tune of the last comment - explain why it's impossible, and offer an alternative.

@jadarnel27 The alternative is what he has lol (slightly improved then)

12:41 PM

It's correct, and it provides value to the OP (and hopefully future visitors). That's exactly what we want out of an answer.

Haha, well. Tell him that. Or you can try to convince him in the comments that he should just delete the question =P

Too much trouble xD
Well thanks

No problem, HamZa.

Sorry for the pings, it seems you don't use them

Haha, I don't mind them =)

I'm just on mobile, so it's tedious to write your name.

Ah ok

12:47 PM

And that's all just my opinion. You could make a Meta post about the general topic if you want (for the community to discuss).

There might be a duplicate out there, though.

Well it's quite "localized", so I prefere to ask for some opinions in the chat

Q: Closing as impossible

Let's say I asked "How do I do X". Then I found it's impossible. I thought such questions should be closed but there's not "impossible" option on list. Should I answer myself "X is impossible" and accept own answer or what?

discussion questions

Thanks, as I though.

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SmokeyPHP

4:14 PM

Hey, would SO be the appropriate place to post a question about best practice/best way of achieving something in CakePHP? SO rules state that questions should have a definitive answer and not open discussions, yet CodeReview seems arguably less suitable

random

Just ask how to do it plainly

SmokeyPHP

So basically just word it carefully enough so as to not spark "best practice" or performance debates etc, and aim for a definitive answer

@SmokeyPHP Yes. Not including the phrase "best practice" in your question is a good start.

Q: Rename [mvcscaffolding] to [asp.net-mvc-scaffolding]

4:31 PM

Lol crap. I volunteered to work a couple baseball games this week and it's supposed to storm both of those days. xP

SmokeyPHP

Ahhh bad times! That's unlucky lol

msh210

5:01 PM

Could an MSO mod retag meta.stackoverflow.com/q/186326 status-norepro, please?

@animuson Lucky. No volunteer work necessary, then.

Wow... I'm a chat mod on SE, and am wholly unused to the regular user experience (not a mod here, as you see). No editing your own posts after some time? Sheesh, how do nonmods survive? :-P

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abatishchev

8:53 PM

Please rename mvcscaffolding that breaks tag naming rules and conventions to asp.net-mvc-scaffolding. Its name is short enough to fit into max 25 symbols. Similarly named tags (just a portion of): asp.net-mvc-routing asp.net-mvc-areas asp.net-mvc-3-areas asp.net-mvc-partialview asp.net-mvc-val...

support stackoverflow tags retag-request

arshajii

9:42 PM

I had a quick question I was hoping a moderator could answer

I flagged a comment as not constructive, the flag was declined, but the comment was removed. Could the fact that the flag was declined perhaps be a mistake?

Or is there some deeper machinery at work here too intricate for me to comprehend?

@arshajii The moderator did not delete the comments. The owner deleted them later after a moderator had already declined the flag.

arshajii

Oh I see

This is the comment: "LOL fight club" (or something like that), correct?