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12:01 AM

@Luuklag Yeah that's fishy @Spev, pinging @JNat is the way to go; better to not nominate that to be suspended and loose out for a year. --- With a skyrocket rep like that you'll want to dump some like I did, so you gain an expected amount over time; which is extremely tiny on that site. --- JG called it parachuting, even if it's not your plane you are the one inserted.

The serial script probably doesn't do bounties, and I don't want to detail the detection mechanism; but that might not be caught.

As recently as last week you could have entered a different election, but you only had 101 there too; so I didn't mention it. They have 3 candidates for 1 position.

Journeyman Geek

@Rob more in terms of people going in cause there's a role to be filled over a longer term working relationship with the site

Spevacus

@Rob I don't imagine I'd be suspended as I've not instructed anyone to upvote my posts nor have I done so myself via alternate profiles. What I'd imagine would happen would be that my nomination would be withdrawn in the event that the votes that got me over 300 were invalidated. I'd much rather that reputation be legitimately earned.

Rob

Probably, and yes.

Spevacus

12:16 AM

That said, I'm definitely waiting a couple days before making any sort of decision. Heck, someone might even nominate between now and then.

Rob

Nov 3 at 0:09, by Journeyman Geek

As much as people here want to help - its very much an issue that community and the CMs need to sort out, without parachuting in mods, or soliciting votes. As mods, a lot of the time, we do need the moral high ground, and that means not doing the 'wrong' things for the right reasons.

That is what I was referring to.

^^^ They have one, who's a reasonably good choice (even if his Candidate Score is lower than mine :D ), so that's enough.

@Spevacus I did ask this last week, maybe I missed the reply, can you link to a post or comment where the moderator specifically mentions us by user name and welcomes either of our help; as he has done for a couple of other people?

Spevacus

12:32 AM

@Rob Forgive me as I don't seem to have seen a previous message of that nature. No, Canadian Luke has not mentioned us specifically as it relates to joining him. However, he has interacted with others who also did not have the reputation required to nominate and encouraged them to step forward should they gain that rep (I can link later, gotta run for a bit!)

Rob

It's called the cold shoulder.

Sonic the Anonymous Hedgehog

@Spevacus Staff could assume the worst and think you asked others to upvote you off-site

Spevacus

@Rob I don't think I agree. I think he's really open to any good help he can get, and he expressed to one user who hadn't yet participated on Freelancing that they should step up should they get the opportunity. Admittedly that user is quite established on Matter Modeling, but I think the message is the same.

@SonictheAnonymousHedgehog Thank you for worrying me further D:

Rob

12:49 AM

@Spevacus That person has far more flair than we do: stackexchange.com/users/1327177/nike-dattani?tab=accounts and the change of tune came after the gallows were built (see prior discussion) in the past few days. There's also the side channel that was mentioned in the above comment.

Spevacus

I don't know. I think you're looking at it from a far more pessimistic perspective than is needed. It seems to me he's quite open to candidates, especially if there are enough to kick an actual election into gear.

Rob

IRL, if you were walking down the street and thought someone needed your help, and you offered it, but you were ignored or the stalling tactics were employed, would you linger, to quadruple check; or would you be on about your business?

Spevacus

@Rob It depends on the type of help, especially if danger is involved. That said, I don't think this analogy is entirely applicable as I don't see Canadian Luke utilizing any "stalling tactics".

Rob

@Spevacus Right here: chat.meta.stackexchange.com/transcript/89?m=8929579#8929579 read a dozen messages before and after; you are part of the conversation. It's a whole new tune now.

Spevacus

Oh, I see. You were referring to the CMs. Well, that was clarified that Juan was not in the position to extend the vine he seemed to at the time, and that clarification, to me, did make sense.

Rob

1:21 AM

@Spevacus If you read further the "team" is the manager in charge (who single handedly has full authority to make the decision) and the moderator, it's those two who are the team and not a weekly meeting of the CMs. Later an employee under the manager suggested that they reconsidered, I discussed that, they maintained the decision, we amicably ended the discussion.

Rob

1:35 AM

It's like John Cleese's adaptation of the tale of the wrestler Arrhichion, the scene "Black Knight"; in the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".

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