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Rob
12:38 AM
@ymb1 To confirm the correct usage of a tag, if the Wiki isn't exhaustive or you have an edge case, sort by newest and read ~10% of the first usages; more if there's few and less if that's too many, read a reasonable amount and edit the description if it comes to that. Don't expand the usage to cover your use when a new tag would be better.
 
 
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2:10 AM
@Rob good tip thanks
 
Rob
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@ymb1 I think in a lot of ways, you treat meta like a normal site
"I noticed that when I update my username on a site, my network profile isn't updated...."
then self answer
 
@JourneymanGeek the target audience of that tip is (was) those who forget about the network profile. Like I said earlier up, someone did benefit from it, I checked the tags for tips, read the description, and went ahead, and apparently it's OT without a source, which is fine (community driven, though it was not closed as OT), but I can't use that Q&A style or any other I could come up with for this use case; doesn't matter now though, thanks still for trying to help
 
Rob
Self Answer FAQ: meta.stackexchange.com/q/17463/282094 "Do not post your solution into the question itself.". and visit the tag: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/self-answer?tab=Votes
 
I've posted quite a few (relatively speaking to the community) self-answered questions, some right away (sharing something I found), some after figuring out the answer
the one that I could think of that would be applicable here is:
Q: I pressed *save to all* on my profile, did I forget anything else?
A: Yes, your network profile

Tell me that won't be seen as someone farming for rep
Heck, the tag usage question which I think is very normal already had 2 close votes and ~50% downvotes
mathematically a net rep gain, but really it's unwelcoming, I'll stick to bug reports I think, less hassle
 
Rob
2:33 AM
@ymb1 Incomplete list of problems: Duplicates: meta.stackexchange.com/q/301114/282094 and meta.stackexchange.com/q/278082/282094, a vague duplicate: meta.stackexchange.com/q/296912/282094, a missed edge case (yours is an incomplete tip): meta.stackexchange.com/q/277953/282094
The three R's - Research, Research, Research.
 
@Rob: While you said *incomplete,* at least those are different cases:

1. already aware of network profile
2. same as 1.
3. same as 1.
4. Area 51 profile
 
 
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7:05 AM
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8:27 AM
Hello there
I am a newbie.
May I kindly know who are you all and what is this chat for?
 
thanks
@SonictheAnonymousHedgehog
 
Rob
8:45 AM
@ymb1 So, is a really an iFAQ or FGA; things people aren't aware of, and thus mandatory reading. It's a good (or bad) thing that there's only 15 of them.
 
9:06 AM
TIPS: don't be TIPSy
 
Rob
9:44 AM
only if they start with "PROTIP: <tip goes here>" — snicker Apr 23 '10 at 18:43
PROTIP: When visiting a new website, always check their about page. You could find some useful information! — snicker Apr 23 '10 at 19:30
and the most important ones:
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A: What are all the protips?

ortoslon Counter/piledriver: Press ↑↓←→ or ↑↓→← when not firing. Land on an X to get hidden powerups Secret level/true ending: Counter the giant rainbow laser Summon Goddess (once per game): Press ↑↑↓↓←→←→ when not firing Cheat codes (enter during play): RGIOSA RGCATS RGFILL RGGIVE RGCELL RGWISH RGXCES R...

 
 
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1:58 PM
@SonictheAnonymousHedgehog it may be worth noting that the part of the faq that says “please keep it professional” can be ignored as long as you talk about pointy sticks
 
 
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Rob
3:09 PM
3
A: What are the main safety risks of fencing?

Theodore NorvellCompared to many other sports fencing is much safer. There is an article on this by Peter Harmer. For prevalence: Studies in Table 10.1 indicate consistent findings of a time-loss rate of 0.0 to 0.3 per 1,000 athlete exposures (AE) across a wide variety of competition and...

 
3:34 PM
@EkadhSingh-ReinstateMonica it's more - keep it safe for work rather than keep it serious
@Rob I would debate the stickiness of a foil
 
 
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5:19 PM
Why does this room have the tag?
 
@EkadhSingh-ReinstateMonica because we hate fun. And it sometimes is a bit quiet here.
 
5:57 PM
in SO Close Vote Reviewers on Stack Overflow Chat, Aug 20 at 10:32, by rene
@Shree we can have a bit of fun, no?
 
6:41 PM
Hey @Tinkeringbell
Can you please suggest a good name for the "ONE thing" in the table in this question for your answer row?
 
Please no body edit that question for a little while, I'm in the middle of filling in the blanks in the table :P
 
@cairdcoinheringaahing I already suggested an edit.. :|
BTW, this website is very useful: tableconvert.com
 
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Any changes that someone makes now are likely to be overwritten once I'm done, so I wouldn't want someone to waste time with a substantial edit, just to have a merge conflict
 
@Slate Nice poem in the about of your profile :)
 
@RandomPerson Ugh, is that why there's so much extra space for each table cell?
 
6:52 PM
@cairdcoinheringaahing well.. it is because of the long text in each row..
 
Yes, but | text | is enough for a cell
> Another edit is awaiting approval for this post. Further edits cannot be submitted until the pending edit is reviewed
ಠ_ಠ Guess I'll wait
 
@cairdcoinheringaahing hmm.. well, we can turn off the "Pretty-print your markdown" option in the website..
@cairdcoinheringaahing ok..
 
Not directed at you, directed at the system for not allowing simultaneous suggested edits :)
 
@cairdcoinheringaahing :)
I have removed the extra spaces now :)
 
Hmm, now I'm not sure I want to submit my edit
 
6:59 PM
@cairdcoinheringaahing why so?
 
If I did, and it got approved, it would essentially overwrite your edit
I'll do it some other time, I have an answer to write up anyway
 
@cairdcoinheringaahing I guess you can fill the blanks after the edit gets approved :)
 

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