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user259867

12:05 AM

Today (2015-07-26 UTC) is the 5th birthday of TeX - LaTeX, the least-downvoting SE site of them all. A post from their first day of existence: How to look up a symbol or identify a math symbol or character?

user259867

Trivia: the locals refer to the site as TeX-SX, abbreviating Stack Exchange as SX rather than SE.

user259867

Anyway, congratulations! Keep TeX-SX weird.

Braiam

12:20 AM

@NormalHuman umm... cleaner should be +20

user259867

If it's really stinky, probably.

user259867

Looks like Easy Data Feed spammers gave up on SO. Sometimes they learn.

user259867

Either that, or got IP-blocked.

Dronehinge

@NormalHuman more like you'd get a suspension for defacing

@bjb fly away kitty, fly away

user259867

Did you ever get a suspension for that reason? I triggered that flag once, but mod only sent a message & undeleted posts, without suspending.

user259867

12:27 AM

It's a wonder I managed to not get suspended anywhere on SE yet.

Kevin Brown

Someone got a suspension for that a few months ago, I'm sure you can still find the discussion on Meta SE/SO

user259867

Yes, the infamous case of BalusC after which they revamped the trigger.

Dronehinge

I haven't been suspended ever yet on SE. I think I may have got question warning or maybe even question ban once (think meta) but Mr. Post got me out of it.

tchrist

@NormalHuman Infamous.

user259867

Yes, that's better.

tchrist

12:30 AM

A suspension that shall live forever in infamy.

@NormalHuman Ah, but do they know how the syntax of skin care? Taxidermy has a long apprenticeship.

Dronehinge

Nice username... — LanguagesNamedAfterCofee Jul 18 '14 at 1:13

i'll flag username

bjb568

@Dronehinge gah I tried to reply but starred because mobile

hope you're happy

shakes fist

Unicorns Are Very Very Yummy

Flags

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Q: How to use AJAX in HTML website

I am wondering if it is possible to call AJAX script in HTML5 language even without database? Thank you.

Dronehinge

@UnicornsAreVeryVeryYummy feature-request's no selfies allowed, this is not a social networking site

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user259867

Finally overtook Community on Mathematics. User -1 cast 26,252 downvotes so far, user147263 cast 26,280.

tchrist

12:46 AM

@NormalHuman It works out better if you multiply user ids by signed votes and sum the results.

Braiam

wat

user259867

1:04 AM

@SmokeDetector fp-

Undo

1:19 AM

@NormalHuman People do, but if it looks like you know what you're doing mods tend to stay away from suspending you

Mainly because suspension is generally a Not Good Thing for user engagement :P

user259867

It may be a good thing for user enragement.

Braiam

actually, just not that user engagement

Dronehinge

@NormalHuman you can't be enraged if your not engaged

unless your crazy maybe

idk

Braiam

@Dronehinge his crazy what?

Dronehinge

not specific, in general

Braiam

1:34 AM

@Dronehinge grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/youre_your.htm

Dronehinge

@Braiam skeptics.stackexchange.com/q/28558 :o

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From: Allow more than 1 comment upvote in 5 seconds by Click Upvote on meta.stackexchange.com

user259867

Well, I guess it is an NAA in technical sense, but on Meta...

Braiam

if I recall correctly, that was approved

user259867

1:41 AM

Yes, the limit doesn't seem to exist anymore. [status-completed]?

Braiam

unless there was a new rehashing, then close as duplicate

Dronehinge

@NormalHuman there is comment linking to meta.stackexchange.com/a/238331/244519

i'll flag for mod to change

have a couple other to do to

user259867

I dupe-voted. The feature request was posted Jun 28 '09 and completed Aug 20 '14.

Dronehinge

i have 9 active flags on meta.SE , meta.SE needs its own mods

user259867

That's one way to solve the problem.

user259867

1:50 AM

Not the only one.

tchrist

@Dronehinge It has its own mods. You cannot expect employees work to Saturday nights. :)

user259867

That's why it needs volunteer moderators. Because they can be expected to work Sat nights.

Dronehinge

but i think you'll notice most once-mods now-employees activity goes down after becoming official employee, since they have new duties now and understandably don't spend as much off-time on site (i think).. so that's why i think it should have 2-3 regular mods :/

i nominate normal and jan

but many others suitable as well

user259867

Employees are engaged in food duel:

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tchrist

1:56 AM

@NormalHuman That’s an odd way to pledge one’s troth.

user259867

Food fight over Twitter.

Braiam

@NormalHuman damn, I'm hungry... thanks Jarrod!

user259867

Haney's steaks tend to be even further on rare side.

user259867

> @haneycodes @jarrod_dixon @sassiestone …did you consider cooking at all before eating? -- Nick Craver at 5:17 PM - 13 Jul 2015 via Twitter

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> @haneycodes @jarrod_dixon @sassiestone I don’t understand, are you running out of propane or what? I’ll spot you a tank man. -- Nick Craver at 6:23 PM - 22 Jul 2015 via Twitter

user259867

2:22 AM

Travel SPAM...

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