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And TBH I really prefer if people don't litter the answer boxes with CONGRATZ
Comments are fine and they take a click to purge if needed.
And they don't take much space.
But the answer box . . . come on man, we already know you want to congratulate him
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Opavote site offers to recount ballots with a different method, but you can't change the number of winners there. Boo.
user315433
If they decide to call up 2 more (which seems to be the usual number to call up), it will be Andy and Samuel Liew.
user315433
Not obvious if this will be the choice, given that the field wasn't very deep this time. Running Spring 2017 election, to return to spring schedule, might be better.
user315433
But with 22 current moderators, one might think the law of diminishing returns is going to apply.
Squeezed the modchart horizontally by 0.5 for readability.
user315433
I'm tracking name changes as long as mods/employees are active, but not after that (so, 0xf7777777 stays)
user315433
Besides using logarithmic fit for number of voters, I used power law for other election stats. My predictions were: 389803 eligible, 177861 visit site, 88339 visit election, 30837 vote. Actual results were: 388531 eligible, 194203 visited site, 88587 visited election, 30277 voted. I think I get a donut in reward. (Except for that "visited site" part...)
> Down-voting should be reserved for extreme cases. It's not meant as a substitute for communication and editing. Instead of voting down: ... If the question is duplicate or off-topic, flag it for moderator attention. - sez Help Center
user315433
Really, we aren't supposed to downvote off-topic posts?
user315433
And duplicates should be flagged for moderator attention?
@zaq Isn't it because the votes in general are just not enough?
The fact that a pattern was common doesn't mean Samuel was first or second pick by many people.
Maybe he should try becoming people's favorite
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@zaq I'd just like to clarify that the votes were not exactly ordered chronologically in the past either, so folks should avoid trying to draw conclusions from that old data.
@smci: That's on MSO, where downvotes have a different meaning. I was talking about the main site - as I believe most people have been. — Jon Skeet6 hours ago
The Strauss–Howe generational theory, created by authors William Strauss and Neil Howe, identifies a recurring generational cycle in American history. Strauss and Howe lay the groundwork for the theory in their 1991 book Generations, which retells the history of America as a series of generational biographies going back to 1584. In their 1997 book The Fourth Turning, the authors expanded the theory to focus on a fourfold cycle of generational types and recurring mood eras in American history. They have since expanded on the concept in a variety of publications.
The theory was developed to describe...
@bjb568 I tried to make sense of that question from smci but in my attempt to verify if I understood what they were after all I got was a snark, so I conclude I have no idea where they are complaining about.
Yeah, I looked for them too. Maybe it's still in dev instance.
user315433
Tavern: where we discuss Nick's tweets.
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On second thought, I don't like the idea of a required custom thing added to spam flags. A major change in how flags are processed, including changing the API that has frozen since February 2014.
user315433
All because some folks flag incorrectly. Meh.
user315433
<-- 4,812 spam flags on Drupal, of them 4,812 helpful
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PeterJ apparently quit spam flagging :( he's left with 3,909 helpful flags on Drupal.
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Apparently, "representative" didn't sound attractive enough. The job title changed to Strategic Customer Success Manager. Same position.
Sled dogs were important for transportation in arctic areas, hauling supplies in areas that were inaccessible by other methods. They were used with varying success in the explorations of both poles, as well as during the Alaskan gold rush. Sled dog teams delivered mail to rural communities in Alaska and northern Canada. Sled dogs today are still used by some rural communities, especially in areas of Alaska and Canada and throughout Greenland. They are used for recreational purposes, and are raced in events known as dog sled races such as the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest.
== History ==
Sled dogs...
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working hard to reach the target, pretty good team ...