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@rlemon I was pointing out some of those questions are worthy of being closed. If you can vote, then vote. As for flagging, as I recall, if the flag is standards closing flag, it does not call for the mods (at least not in the short term).

Infinite Recursion

yesterday, by bluefeet

@InfiniteRecursion you're killing us with the flags :)

rlemon

@Louis I will vote, after I've dealt with this :P

rene

12:47 PM

note to self: life expectancy and duck doesn't go well together

2

user259867

@Louis Close flags are never shown in mod queue; if reviewers don't get to it in two weeks, it simply expires. The VLQ/NAA flags are delayed by one hour before being shown to mods.

Louis

@Yes Thanks. I learn these details and then they expire from my mind two weeks later. And then I have to relearn them.

rene

@Louis Now try that same sentence in any relationship...

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Repeating characters in body: Publicar app Windows Phone Silverlight by Renato Souza de Almeida on pt.stackoverflow.com

Infinite Recursion

cv-pls stackoverflow.com/questions/30504459/…

SmokeDetector

1:00 PM

[ SmokeDetector ] Email in body: do you need a loan? by Joseph Hyan on money.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Offensive body detected: Movie about a man who doesn't know to fight and gets trained by someone then he ends up in prison by Vishnu on movies.stackexchange.com

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in body, bad keyword in title, phone number detected: 1-855-709-2847 Canon printer driver support number Canon printer tech support number by Anurag Tyagi on stackoverflow.com

Bart

Oh, look, it's this asshole again. — Will 30 secs ago

:D

Unihedron

1:42 PM

tired.

someone tell me something interesting, I'm tired :p

Braiam

@Unihedron Uni is tired of being awesome

Unihedron

...

SPArchaeologist

@Unihedron you now have a one command "mod" to have Herobrine wreaking chaos in you minecraft world

Unihedron

@Braiam can't tell if it's a sarcastic response or an honest attempt to make a joke

@SPArchaeologist O_o

PeterJ

@Unihedron you should read the spam more carefully, there seems to be supplements for just about anything available

SPArchaeologist

1:46 PM

@Unihedron ijaminecraft.com/cmd/herobrine_boss

Unihedron

@SPArchaeologist downvoted, thanks

SPArchaeologist

and this is the results: here

Unihedron

also downvoted, thanks

SPArchaeologist

personally, I like the "void will eat you world" never-ending story like effect.

@Unihedron there is also this spam post to flag, thanks -> link

Unihedron

@SPArchaeologist what should I put in the box?

SPArchaeologist

1:52 PM

@Unihedron "This user is actually a minecraft bot. Please delete it"

hichris123

cv-plz stackoverflow.com/questions/30449259/…

rene

I was going to say Blame Rene, turns out it IS my profile used as an example...

PeterJ

I was wondering if someone with 10k on SO could do me a favour, I just noticed I had a declined spam flag on this from a few days ago and can't remember what it was and if it was a borderline one where maybe I should have commented too? stackoverflow.com/questions/29260072/…

Undo

@PeterJ ^

PeterJ

2:07 PM

@Undo thanks doesn't look too borderline lol

Unihedron

@PeterJ Use a mod flag to complain about the declined mod flag. If another mod declines that as well, show them the Meta thread that states otherwise and bash them.

Both of them*

Lynn Crumbling

needs-one-more stackoverflow.com/q/30504459/656243

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] All-caps title: PASS ME BY/ OR / PASS BY ME by Aleksathegrammarking on english.stackexchange.com

rene

I am a moderator ... sure ... we have heard that one before Mr Pieters....

@LynnCrumbling needs no more

Lynn Crumbling

nice!

PeterJ

2:12 PM

@Unihedron, nah probably won't bother, I'll just put it down as a fat-finger and first invalid decline I've had on spam. I just thought being a topic I know a bit about maybe I'd read a bit too far into it and couldn't remember what it was about.

Unihedron

13

A: What is the best way to contact a moderator privately?

Flag one of your posts (preferably the one that was acted upon) with the "other" flag explaining what your issue is. It will enter the queue and be dealt with in due course. Obviously this depends on the situation. It might not be appropriate in all circumstances, but if you think a mod handled ...

^ see

rene

I'm flagging this because Unihedron said so in the tavern with a link to some meta post

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SPArchaeologist

.... anyone already saw this one?

SourceForge grabs GIMP for Windows’ account, wraps installer in bundle-pushing adware

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Bad keyword in body: Alpha ZXT Helpful Fitness Tips For The Modern Lifestyle by emmalucy on drupal.stackexchange.com

hichris123

@SmokeDetector tpu-

Louis

2:19 PM

@SPArchaeologist Had not seen it, but I'm not surprised.

Unihedron

@SPArchaeologist useless, what kind of incompetent users uses windows? :D

runs away after expecting to tick off all the Windows users

SouravGhosh

@SmokeDetector gone

Undo

@hichris123 Thoughts on making tpu default to a silent version, with tpu+ if you want a response? Seems like everyone uses the silent version anyway

Andy

yay! Silence!

Lynn Crumbling

cv-pls stackoverflow.com/q/30449508/656243

Unihedron

2:20 PM

@Undo How about !!/silence -on, !!/silence -off and !!/silence?

SPArchaeologist

@Unihedron I am perfectly fine with my white monitor engraved with AJ brother cutie mark

rene

@SPArchaeologist you already had to be careful what and where you clicked... this move will not help confidence...

SPArchaeologist

@rene seem they did the same with other more common programs old releases like firefox and vlc too.

not that I would ever download them from sourceforge, but come on..... what a lame move

rene

Desperate move....

hichris123

@Undo I don't really care.

It's all the same to me. :P

JonasCz

2:30 PM

needs cv: stackoverflow.com/questions/30508750/…

hichris123

cv-plz stackoverflow.com/questions/13522238/…

JonasCz

Spam ? stackoverflow.com/a/30508218/4428462

SouravGhosh

cv-pls stackoverflow.com/q/30507388/2173917

SPArchaeologist

@JonasCz the same user also asked "Where can I watch Game of Thrones online with desired subtitles"....

Unihedron

let's nuke it as spam stackoverflow.com/questions/30508750/…

JonasCz

2:36 PM

Same thing reposted on Movies: movies.stackexchange.com/questions/34834/…

Unihedron

@LittleBobbyTables: This is a SPAM attempt, please flag it as such. see other network posts — Unihedron 6 secs ago

Qantas 94 Heavy

@Unihedron: well it seems to be a real person, more of a troll than spammer.

Unihedron

@Qantas94Heavy You mean, spam bot

hichris123

@Unihedron Why? It's not spam.

Unihedron

@hichris123 It's a spam seed, which should be treated equally.

hichris123

2:39 PM

You don't know it's a spam seed.

It's more likely just a confused user.

Unihedron

I know it is. I can feel it.

rene

On the plus side we have 4 more tags to burninate

Braiam

TIL: Uni has the feels.

JonasCz

The link in the first revision of this stackoverflow.com/a/30506916/4428462 also goes to to the same site as his other spammy answer, even though it is diguised..

Braiam

@rene what the......................... those tags.......................

rene

2:41 PM

yeah

Braiam

It's been three years. We haven't been able to get rid of a tag that was part of an "official" tag cleanup in three years? — Robert Harvey ♦ 2 hours ago

this is sad...

JonasCz

There's 365 (Exactly one for every day of the year!) questions, no one wants to edit all those by hand, so it stays.

PeterJ

@Unihedron Game of Thrones (plus user) has been nuked from SO

Unihedron

@PeterJ Just now?

PeterJ

Yep within last minute or so

SmokeDetector

2:51 PM

[ SmokeDetector ] Email in body: The sum of squared logarithms conjecture by Patrizio Neff on mathoverflow.net

Unihedron

Maybe we should set up a quick burnination crew in the Tag Burnination chat room and get rid of them all in one go. It shouldn't really take long... — Unihedron 7 secs ago

famous last words

@PeterJ meh

JonasCz

Mathoverflow looks so ugly..

Unihedron

@corsiKa I'd like you to say that when it's you who has ants in their keyboard. >:| — Unihedron 8 secs ago

SPArchaeologist

2

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Offensive answer detected: Very bad picture quality when connects my laptop to my 42" LG plasma Tv by Rancher on superuser.com

Unihedron

2:56 PM

@SPArchaeologist good

hichris123

@Unihedron Well great. I'm so glad you can feel that a user with 2 non-spammy posts is a spammer.

JonasCz

@hichris123 Seems to me that all their posts on SO were spammy, the Game of Thrones one (spam seed) and the two answers which did not really answer the question, read like ads, and both had a link to sitexray.com

hichris123

@JonasCz ... only one did, I thought.

JonasCz

@hichris123 The other one was edited, but the first revision did have a link (with text example.com, but actually leading to sitexray.com).

hichris123

Oh okay.

I didn't see that.

Unihedron

3:03 PM

@hichris123 I'm not sure how "2 non-spammy posts" is at all a matrix against declaring the user as a spammer.

Plus, that's only your opinion - they're clearly NOT non-spammy.

hichris123

Just... whatever. I'm just saying don't go all "spam seed!1111" unless you're really sure.

Unihedron

@hichris123 I'm really really really really really really sure.

I can feel it.

hichris123

I was probably wrong in this case -- I didn't see the other spammy links.

But be cautious.

Like don't spam flag those "here's a link to my website, <xyz> doesn't work" posts.

bummi

does this for SE I offer 1 ounce of fine gold for the first proof mathoverflow.net/q/207845/40529

Unihedron

@bummi edit it out, it's noise

as well as signature

rene

3:07 PM

@hichris123 We'll take the Unihedron bot out of rotation tonight to turn down its feeling

hichris123

@rene <3 thanks

I can totally type.

bummi

@Unihedron this would mean I would have to remove the link too, which contains the same offer :/

rene

@hichris123 it didn't sound that way...

Unihedron

42

Q: What happens if a user offers money for an answer?

I just bumped a question. The title was saying WILL PAY CASH MONEY FOR THIS TO BE ANSWERED. I edited the question eventually, it was approved and downvoted. Are there any enforcements for these kind of behaviours or is just editing to remove the bad part and downvote enough? Should I flag it for...

discussion

Braiam

@rene but, but... Uni has the feels!

JonasCz

3:11 PM

A thank you answer got an upvote ? stackoverflow.com/review/low-quality-posts/8237469

bjb568

Done with skewl!

Unihedron

@JonasCz downvote it to oblivion ;)

@rene Good luck with that.

bummi

@Unihedron thanks, will see what happens

JonasCz

@Unihedron Done. Needs a few more tho..

rene

@Unihedron just a notch, it won't hurt ;)

SPArchaeologist

3:17 PM

@rene oh, the irony. "Notch" to Uni?

^ new lowest level reached.

rene

If we reached the bottom we can start to rebuild...

SPArchaeologist

@rene or dig

rene

If we reached solid rock we can start to rebuild...

Unihedron

in The SO Tavern (Free Snacks) on Stack Overflow Chat, just now, by Unihedron

I feel I should get a badge for Chat Stewardship.

JonasCz

In Low quality posts, if there is already a comment there, it's fine to do "no comment needed", right ?

Braiam

3:20 PM

@rene or grab a pikaxe

@JonasCz yeah

Unihedron

@JonasCz Even if there isn't one, you're free to skip the commenting if you don't want the comment to be bound to your name

That's a bit selfish, but you're allowed to.

ProgramFOX

@JanDvorak Added.

@rene Wait what did I do? :P

SPArchaeologist

@Braiam bedrock is unbreakable.

Braiam

@SPArchaeologist say that to my drill >:)

Unihedron

Please don't approve minor or invalid…

@bjb568's room is about to freeze! would anyone like to revive it?

rene

3:24 PM

@ProgramFOX there was a strange range of events that caused your avatar to fly-in and fly-out from the starboard 3 or 4 times....that looked like an explosion to me

SPArchaeologist

@Braiam please, do not make the world crash again. I did yesterday and had to wait mid-dimensions playing cards with Q for hours.

ProgramFOX

@rene ... okay, lol

bjb568

@Unihedron I'll have time to use it now

Unihedron

@bjb568 :)

Braiam

@SPArchaeologist I haven't played cards with Q since long ago... maybe I should pay a visit

JonasCz

3:32 PM

This has stuck around for two years ? stackoverflow.com/review/low-quality-posts/8237953

ProgramFOX

@JonasCz Most likely someone recently flagged it as VLQ or NAA.

JonasCz

Still.. Stuff like that should not stick around for two years.

rene

Anyone here that can judge if this could fly on SU? Notice that the device is an POS, so it is more something used by programmers than a general hardware/software thingy...

I'm more opting for too broad and keep it on SO

hichris123

I/O starts soon!

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Email in body: CCNP CCNA Packet Tracer Projects Assignment Help by Luminis India on networkengineering.stackexchange.com

Nate Kerkhofs

3:42 PM

Is there a way to flag a flag? Someone flagged a question of mine on Travel Meta as a duplicate, but the question that they think is the original A) asks a different question and B) is an April Fool's joke question

meta.travel.stackexchange.com/questions/3155/… is the meta question

Braiam

@rene asked on RA room

Unihedron

@hichris123 nice!

@NateKerkhofs What do you mean?

Nate Kerkhofs

@Unihedron Go and check the question I linked, and the question that they think it's a duplicate of

hichris123

@SmokeDetector tpu I think

SmokeDetector

@hichris123 Blacklisted user and registered question as true positive: added title to the Bayesian doctype 'bad'.

Nate Kerkhofs

3:44 PM

the problem is that my question is falsely flagged as a duplicate of a joke question

Unihedron

If you get the "yer q hast been flagged as dupe of" banner and they are inaccurate, edit the question or leave a comment to explain why they're not a duplicate, or if it's closed, vote to reopen or bring attention to it via a chat room

cybermonkey

cv-pls: stackoverflow.com/questions/30508464/…

Braiam

@Unihedron aye, hear hear

Nate Kerkhofs

yes, I edited the question, and left a comment, but it's still saying "this question may already have an answer

Unihedron

@NateKerkhofs ignore it

the flag will wither away eventually

Nate Kerkhofs

3:45 PM

I hope so.

cybermonkey

@NateKerkhofs Does it say 'possible duplicate', or 'is a duplicate of'? If it's the former, the flag will expire eventually.

Nate Kerkhofs

possible duplicate of in the comment, and "may have an answer"

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Blacklisted website: Skype can't hear me by Isabelle on superuser.com

Bart

Gah, this Slack is an abomination. And why can't the front page properly explain what it does to begin with? /rant

cybermonkey

-2

A: Skype can't hear me

You need to uninstall and reinstall skype. I also had this issue when I was learning speaking polish skype at http://preply.com/en/polish-by-skype last year.

My edit that makes it a valid (but low-quality) answer: superuser.com/review/suggested-edits/383287

ProgramFOX

3:48 PM

@SmokeDetector tpu, spam

SmokeDetector

@ProgramFOX Blacklisted user.

cybermonkey

one more spam flag 'til removed

rene

@Braiam tnx

cybermonkey

@SmokeDetector exterminated

Braiam

@cybermonkey it's spam. you are not supposed to edit it, but flag it

cybermonkey

3:50 PM

@Braiam yes, as explained above IMHO it's a valid answer without the spam link.

Braiam

@Bart the new one?

@cybermonkey if you don't know how to recognize a valid answer on context, please, don't edit

cybermonkey

sure, it could've had more details on why reinstalling Skype worked (probably resetting it, as the accepted answer details)

also, there goes again with the OP not accepting an answer.

Bart

@Braiam this slack.com

cybermonkey

cv-pls stackoverflow.com/questions/30508464/…

Unihedron

@Bart You don't know what it is? My team has been using it just fine.

btw, they also have a tour. ~charisma+=10;

Bart

3:56 PM

I now know what it is. But there is no clear indication up front what you are signing up for. Don't give me your BS blabla. Just an example. And the last thing I need is another site pinging me all the damn time with desktop notifications. And yes, I am grumpy today. And all the other days.

hichris123

@Bart Obviously you haven't used your smiting stick today.

cybermonkey

@SmokeDetector tpu-

@SmokeDetector gone

Bart

And Google authentication is apparently a paid addon? WTF.

hichris123

cv-plz stackoverflow.com/questions/30511445/i-need-help-c-sharp

Braiam

URGENT DELIVER REQUEST: Coffee for Bart!

9

Bart

4:02 PM

sips from cup .... ahhhhh

I should look for work that would not frustrate me at all. I don't know. SO Mod ... CM ... you know, the stuff that's always fun and relaxed.

Undo

@Bart come participate on SR and get yourself appointed.

although fighting me for the flags might be frustrating.

Bart

You can't be frustrating @Undo. You're a dog. And you're a good boy. Yes you are.

2

Unihedron

@Braiam fedex or ups?

so what do i do ? — Siavash Mohammedzade 9 mins ago

@SiavashMohammedzade: Learn to code. — Unihedron 9 secs ago

Alexis King

It's so absurdly ridiculous that he gets credited for the question's 157k views for posting an answer 4 years later. Broken stat is broken, imo. — canon 2 hours ago

This just in: the "people reached" stat might not mean much.

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Email in body: MERGE/ COMBINE two ADJACENT CONTOUR-LINES with Python by Edu on gis.stackexchange.com

JonasCz

4:09 PM

@AlexisKing people reached stat should be fixed.. even if it means storing an extra integer in the database.

Alexis King

They should "fix" the people reached stat by removing it from the profile page.

Put it in a SEDE query where it belongs.

rene

@SmokeDetector beyond fixable ... is python....indentation seems to be significant...

JonasCz

Nah, I think it would be nice if it worked properly. It's already quite nice as-is imo.

cybermonkey

@SmokeDetector tpu-

@SmokeDetector gone

@SmokeDetector tpu-

hichris123

@SmokeDetector tpu-

Jan Dvorak

4:18 PM

@SmokeDetector gone

hichris123

Google I/O 2015 - Keynote

►

cybermonkey

what's that, 3 spam posts with the same sort of content within 5 mins?

Jan Dvorak

kinda standard

Unihedron

@cybermonkey welcome to our world

@hichris123 awesome!

SmokeDetector

[ SmokeDetector ] Offensive body detected: Movie about a man who doesn't know to fight and gets trained by someone then he ends up in prison by Vishnu on movies.stackexchange.com

hichris123

4:24 PM

@SmokeDetector ignore-

Unihedron

-17

Q: Upvote/downvote mechanism

Proposal: 1) Mandatory comment for downvotes to answers (anonymous, if you prefer). Sometimes I see downvotes without any apreciable reason. Possible exception: answers that are only a few words. 2) Made a few higher the reputation level for voting (I see answers with upvotes that contains clea...